Guild Boss's Ambition

"Or maybe I should just ask Miss Bai Ye directly."

"But will she tell me the truth?"

I smoothed my hair in distress and wanted to leave the boy next door and go away, but at the same time, the druid master who defeated me in one move also walked towards us. Since I couldn't tell whether he was looking for Xuanxun or me as his opponent, I pretended to continue observing the traces of the war and silently waited for his arrival.

When he arrived, Xuan Xun asked him impatiently, "Master! Don't you think your behavior with that witch just now was very strange?"

Druid Jacob nodded slightly, walked past the noisy half-dragon, and came towards me.

He politely greeted her first: "Hello, beautiful Miss Knight."

I was a little flattered and quickly replied, "Hello, Master."

He nodded in satisfaction and said admiringly, "Your swordsmanship and shield skills are not bad, but you are still young. As for your light warriors, if you can summon them and move them at will, they will surely become more powerful weapons."

"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Master."

Although the master's advice was a bit nonsense, I still nodded respectfully.

And if I'm not mistaken, the following words are the key points.

After a pause, Master Jacob asked, "Do you know the content of that magic circle?"

Magic circle diagram?

I couldn't help but wonder: "What magic circle diagram?"

Master Jacob frowned, pointed to the place where he and Bai Ye had just fought, and said, "The remnants of the magic shield."

The remnants of a magic shield?

I immediately mobilized my spiritual sense and read all the paths that Bai Ye had just passed. I only found many weak magic residues on the ground. However, if these magic residues were used as the fulcrum of the magic array and then connected to each other, a complete magic array would be formed. As a paladin who regards the Kingdom of the Dead and the Underworld as his mortal enemy, I naturally recognized this classic magic array.

"This is the highest level of resurrection of the dead!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Master Jacob and the young Xuanxun changed.

If this match is not a match, but a true duel of life and death—

There will be three bodies of platinum-level adventurers on the ground.

In other words, the turning point I was expecting will also appear before Master Jacob -

"Haha, what an unfair victory."

After a while, Master Jacob laughed loudly, took Xuan Xun's arm, turned and walked towards the exit of the arena.

I also left the battlefield through the other exit with reflection in my heart.

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11. The game starts, the horn sounds (Little Blue)

(Ulu-Lannon)

The banner of the Tree of Life was raised, and the banner of the Stone House was lowered.

Bai Ye was defeated in an extremely ideal way.

Amid the audience's cheers, the Stone House gained attention, and Bai Ye won double the bet.

This is a very perfect ending.

Yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──

But just as the next game was about to begin, a sharp and hair-raising sound pierced the eardrums of all of us at the scene. This strange sound suddenly made the noisy crowd quiet down!

“What happened?” I thought to myself, “Is the microphone at the venue broken?”

Yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──yeah──

Then after a while, the sharp voice gradually disappeared, and was replaced by a male voice from the sky.

The volume of the male voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone, and the sound quality was distinct and clear.

"Good day to all citizens of Mopolis, adventurers, travelers, and fellow members of the Alliance of Light."

This male voice was a familiar one. He listed the identities of all the listeners at the beginning. This probably meant that every word he said now had spread throughout the entire city of Mopolis at the same time. If one wanted to achieve such a city-wide broadcast, he believed that some unconventional and powerful magic must have been used behind it.

A male voice slowly said, "I am the highest leader of Mopolis City, the city lord Surut-Donny. I suddenly used the city-wide communication today to inform everyone present of a very urgent situation, that is - the wrath of nature has erupted."

Following the shocking words from the mouth of Lord Surut, there was an uproar in the arena.

"Everyone, please maintain your elegance and calmness. Although the wrath of nature has really erupted, it is not the first time. Both the city of Mopolis and the city lord himself have rich experience in fighting against high elves. Our army is very confident that we can successfully defend this unbreakable city. We also hope that you can also rely on your faith to tide over the difficulties with us. "

"And due to the wrath of nature, there are dozens of emergency matters that must be declared and implemented."

"First, an indefinite curfew will be implemented starting today. Civilians are prohibited from going out on the city streets from 7pm to 6am the next day. Curfew enforcers have the right to detain anyone who violates the curfew until the curfew ends. Remember, our military has the right to search the detainees and check their belongings..."

In the solemn atmosphere of the arena, Lord Surut issued one ban after another. Although we could not smell the smoke of war from afar, these bans that deprived us of our daily freedoms were added layer by layer to our hearts, making us anxious and worried about the blank and unknown future.

"You must be kidding, right? It's still winter, how could there be the wrath of nature?"

In the gloom, someone shouted in panic.

This voice immediately triggered more questions and roars.

"That's right! Isn't it said that there won't be any wrath of nature in winter? I was planning to go back to my hometown and enjoy life with my bitch after the midwinter competition! How come such a thing happened at this time?"

"I am a tourist from out of town who came to watch the Midwinter Games. May I ask what is going on? Who is this man who claims to be the Lord of Surut? Is he reliable? Can we really trust what he says? Does he mean that tourists like us have to follow his wishes when he imposes a curfew and prohibits entering and leaving the town? Does he have the power to do that?!"

"I want to die... I don't want to go to the battlefield... I want to escape... Yes! Smuggle! I still have a way to smuggle!"

"It's obviously not spring, how could there be the wrath of nature? I think this must be the work of the Lord of Surut. He wants to trap all of us in Mopolis City and satisfy his own evil intentions."

"You fools, don't slander our Lord Surut. If it weren't for him, I think this city would have been conquered by the high elves! And what about you alarmist idiots? You only see your own interests, and you don't even think about the life and death, honor and disgrace of others!"

For a moment, all kinds of sounds filled the entire viewing platform.

Who is smart, who is timid, and who is selfish is clear at this moment.

At this time, Meng'er, Hai Lao and the others were as quiet as could be. They sat motionless on their chairs, frowning and fixing their eyes on a meaningless focus, completely ignoring the chaotic and worthless quarrels around them, and just concentrating on searching for the announcement of the Lord of Surut among hundreds of voices.

Yes.

There is no room for any thoughts of escape at this time.

While the masses are still clamoring, the real superiors have already been collecting useful intelligence and resources.

Just when the situation in the stands was about to get out of control, a strong voice resounded throughout the venue.

That was the druid Jacob who had just been dismissed.

"The yellow plum blossoms have probably bloomed, and spring has arrived. The high elves' invasion is precisely because we know that spring has not yet arrived in Mopolis City, and now you have fallen into a vortex of panic, suspicion, and abuse just as they wish. My friend Surut is the man appointed by the leader Margaret. You don't have to trust him, but please don't regret it later!"

The voice and prestige of the Druid Master shocked the entire audience. The originally market-like scene immediately became silent, leaving only the voice of City Lord Surut. It was also thanks to his roar that the old man could hear the broadcast. Otherwise, with my hearing, it would be impossible for me to hear the content of the broadcast as clearly as experienced adventurers like Hai Lao and Meng'er.

"The above are general rules. Please strictly abide by them until further notice."

however……

At this time, I have become a candidate who cannot keep up with the progress of the Chinese listening test...

And it was a tragedy that an entire unit was left behind...

"Next, I will explain the arrangements for adventurers in particular."

Fortunately, the great Lord Surut opened the second unit for me, so we still have a chance to score points and pass.

"I believe you all signed a document when you registered as adventurers. That document records a series of obligations you need to assume for the city of Mopolis. Of course, according to past practice, we will not force each of you to become a soldier against the high elves. You will not be under my command, but your respective guild leaders will arrange your battlefield missions."

"In order to prevent some newcomers who don't understand the situation from losing their lives in vain, I will explain to you once again that all adventurers must obey their own guilds, and all your rules for leaders are subject to the military regulations of the Silver Knights. In other words, we strictly prohibit the appearance of deserters, and guild leaders can also punish adventurers under their own guilds according to military regulations."

"And the following content is the most important."

"You must complete the battlefield missions we assign to you."

"We will have someone to arrange different types of missions for you according to the situation of each guild. Generally speaking, legendary guilds will be assigned legendary missions, platinum guilds will be assigned platinum missions, and so on. In order to make you different from our soldiers, you will be able to choose the battlefield missions that belong to your own guild."

"However, if you are unable to complete the mission, and we have reason to believe that you did not do your best to complete the mission, then after the war, our review committee will find each of you and send you to the local military court to charge you with desertion! Haha, please rest assured, our courts are professional dinosaur courts, and basically all traitors will be sentenced to death."

"Well, the horn of war has been sounded. This city lord still has a lot of things to do. You adventurers please behave yourself and try not to cause me any extra trouble. As for the details of the battlefield mission, we will send someone to explain it to you later. For now, please settle down and then return to your guild as soon as possible to gather and follow the instructions of the leader."

"December 487, 12 of the Alliance of Light, Surut-Doni, the report on the first war of the Wrath of Nature is complete."

"I wish you all peace in your homes and prosperity in your military career."

At this point, the sound in the sky completely stopped.

The atmosphere in the arena suddenly turned into a gray haze. Many adventurers' eyes were filled with confusion. They asked each other for their opinions, but how many of them really had the answer in their hearts, and how many answers were correct?

Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? What is the world like?

Fight or flight?

In silence, a necromancer in a black robe walked over.

She stood in front of Meng'er, looked at me first, and then handed a brocade bag to the girl.

"The agreed time has come. I must leave. Uru will be left to your protection."

Meng Er was startled for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Where are you going?"

Hearing this, Bai Ye curled up his lips and smiled with two crescent-shaped eyes.

She didn't say another word...

Like before, she didn't give any unnecessary explanations...

Just turn around and leave──

Just turn around and move forward──

Facing Raftan who was returning quickly, he brushed past her and disappeared into the vast crowd.

We were all puzzled by this, but Anne seemed to be thinking about something and seemed to know something.

The half-elf murmured, "Don't you think Miss Bai Ye is too lonely?"

I thought about it and said, "Loneliness and solitude are two different feelings."

The half-elf glanced at me and said, "Or maybe we all think she's too strong."

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12. Panic (Little Blue)

(Ulu-Lannon)

Since the whole city has temporarily entered the highest level of preparation, the Midwinter Games were naturally cut short by the organizers.

Regardless of whether it was cut in half or not, at this sensitive juncture, we all had to rush back to the stone house immediately.

When we returned to the stone house, the first floor of the entire Adventurer's Guild was already full, including our employees, and the majority were adventurers from our guild. It is foreseeable that in the coming period of time, our stone house will experience the busiest period, and all adventurers staying in the city will return to the guild to gather.

At this moment, those adventurers who happened to be on a mission were the luckiest.

Those who did not hear the broadcast could just pretend they knew nothing about it and never return to Mopolis until the war was over.

Everything is relative. If there are happy people, there will naturally be unfortunate people as the control group.

After returning to the stone house, the first thing Meng'er did was to make a list of the adventurers who had returned to the stone house on their own initiative. According to Hai Lao, according to convention, if anyone did not show up within seven days and was found to be active in the city in the future, they would immediately be regarded as deserters by the military and could be sentenced to death on the spot.

However, even though they all signed the "War Mercenary Agreement" at the beginning, when the war broke out suddenly like it did now, most of them were unable to accept the reality immediately. After meeting up with other adventurers, they began to discuss the matter, and gradually developed dissatisfaction, doubts, and even unreasonable hostility towards our Stone House.

The most disappointing one among them was the cat-loving boy─Luke.

Amid many prying eyes, he suddenly sneaked up to the president's daughter who was sorting the roster in the lobby, with a flattering expression on his face, and whispered to the blonde girl in a weak voice. Seeing this, I knew what stupid idea he was up to just by thinking about it, and immediately wanted to step forward and reject his naive idea.

However, in our stone house, there are many people with sensitive ears.

Only a middle-aged man in leather armor stood up.

The big man forced out a sincere expression and said loudly, "Yes, yes, yes! Like this young man, I had originally planned to retire. Otherwise, you can check and see that I haven't accepted any adventurer missions for almost a month. In other words, my adventurer identity is dead in name only. I shouldn't take on those war obligations without any gain!"

The person who spoke was called Aifuri, a silver-level scout who was also good at causing trouble.

Hearing his shouting, a small number of adventurers also protested in dissatisfaction.

"You're right! I was planning to quit after this job! Miss President, please help me register for retirement!"