Updated: 2012-08-22

"It turned out to be them..."

Looking at the staggering figures walking into the gate, Yue Yulou's interest was suddenly raised because he knew all those people and had fought with them.

"Are they... not the [Hero] Squad of the Statue of Liberty?"

Looking at [King Kong Wolf] James Howlet and his five men were scarred and panting, as if they had gone through a hard battle, Artoria couldn't help but put down the knife and fork in her hand.

"It seems they must have had some trouble before they got here."

"Someone dares to provoke [Story of Liberty] in such an area...it's unrealistic no matter how you sound."

"Daisy, who do you think would be attacking them?"

"Everyone is possible, after all... but it will definitely not be the Red Empire. Although both sides are in a war period, the Red Empire has been announced before. No matter which camp the player who participates in the Damu Conference will not attack it. There is no need to slap themselves in the face."

"Well... that's really a bit bizarre."

They wiped their mouths gently with tissues on the table. The two of them had already eaten dinner, and the waiter playing music left.

"Sus, do you want to ask?"

"What do you want to know?"

"Don't you find it strange? Since entering the city, the...unexplained feeling seems to everyone be careful."

"If we continue like this, we will be the focus immediately, and we may not be able to move forward later."

"That……"

"Don't worry, someone will tell us."

As he said that, Yue Yulou slowly stood up, stretched out his hand to help Artoria up, and the two walked out of the private room of the circular hall together.

"That person is..."

As soon as he walked out of the private room, Artoria found that at the door of another larger private room not far away, a fat man wearing a white windbreaker, a gold-rimmed glasses, and white gloves, looked about thirty years old, with a very round figure and a warm smile on his face, was waving at the two of them constantly.

"The person who told us the news is here."

Smiling, Yue Yulou took Artoria slowly towards the fat man.

"Oh! The two look like husband and wife at first glance."

This fat man looks very ordinary, very ordinary, just the kind of creature that can't be found even if he throws it into a pile of people and is often called "fatty", but if you look closely, you will find that the eyes hidden under your eyes have some indescribable spirit.

"Sir, do you... know us?"

Unlike the fat man's slightly exaggerated smile, the smile on Yue Yulou's face was very soothing, but it was not natural.

"Oh, meeting is fate, so why bother to recognize or not?"

"Is that so, then I won't tell myself anymore. Is it true that sir, have something to say to us?"

"Ahhh, that's that... go inside first, it's always hard to talk outside."

Although Artoria used her eyes to signal Yue Yulou to be careful, the other party just shook his head indifferently and took her into the huge private room.

Click ~

Just as the two of them stepped into the private room, a faint golden collision immediately aroused Artoria's alertness, because she had heard this sound countless times - the friction sound of metal weapons being pulled out of the sheath.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous..."

Just as Yue Yulou pressed Artoria's right hand, the fat man kept pressing his hands to signal the people in the private room to calm down.

“It looks like…”

After glanced at the private room, Yue Yulou found that there were ten people in the private room, eight men and two women, all wearing white clothes and white robes, all of which looked like human players. Although their weapons were different, they were all of the same type - swords.

"...A small private room, there are so many experts."

Just looking at the temperament and knife-holding movements shown by these ten people, Yue Yulou judged that each of them was not as strong as the masters on the Yi Ren List, especially a long sword holding a thin blade, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with no expression on his face, just staring at the boy on the floor... His sharpness was reduced, and his atmosphere was perfect, and he was definitely not inferior to the masters on the Imperial List.

"Well, they are just companions who play games together. It's a bit of luck for guys like me who are useless to find such a good companion."

As if he was boasting and praising himself, the fat man smiled so hard that his face was squeezed together. When he raised his hand to invite Yue Yulou to sit, Artoria said first:

“We’ve already eaten.”

"Ah? That's really a coincidence..."

But Yue Yulou still sat down. The fat man seemed to know that he would do this. He immediately filled a glass of red wine and handed it to Yue Yulou.

"Sir, can you tell me your name? After all... since you are relatively drinking together, you have to call the other party's name, right?"

"Hahaha! That's it, that's it...Your Excellency, just call me Ward."

"Ward...Sir, are these people again?"

"Hey, we are all small people. Even if we say the name, you probably forgot the next day."

"Haha, you look like you know it very well."

While drinking and chatting, the two of them half-true and half-falsely tested each other. After more than ten minutes, both of them found that they could not know anything from each other's mouth.

"Ah~~~ I'm a little drunk. My alcohol tolerance is indeed very poor."

Putting down the wine glass, Yue Yulou, who had a slightly red face, rubbed his head helplessly, and the fat man opposite him was not much better, but his reaction was a bit strange and he kept burping.

"Good...go...go, let's...go...it's something interesting...go."

The fat man recovered until the person next to him handed him a glass of clear water.

"Mr. Ward, do you know who dares to attack the heroic squad of Liberty?"

"Hahaha! It's not just the goddess of liberty. You want to take a little bit of a path that is uninhabited. You don't know these things... well, I'll talk to you."

It turned out that when the news of the Damu Conference was about to be held, some kind of commotion appeared. Anyone with a little vision knew that the huge bonus, combined with the plan of success and fame, would be extremely cruel... But for many guilds and forces, this conference was to promote their own good plans, especially the squad duel. In such a stalemate period, showing the strength of their guild is a very good choice for any force, and...

"...Legendary: The blessing of the orcs' holy land can increase the strength of an individual to level 5. You can imagine what kind of deterrence... a fifth-level team will have? No force can refuse such temptation."

"Then what?"

"Then... from the preparatory period for the conference, some forces bribed the bandits and began to ambush the teams that went to the conference on various important passages...there are a lot of them, after all, the fewer competitors, the greater the chance of victory."

"Oh? Such a method is of no use to those real strong people, right?"

“no,no,no…”

The fat man shook his fingers with a smile, then supported his chin with both hands, and said in a gentle tone:

“…It’s not only effective, but also very big.”

"I hope to hear the details."

"What a simple question, why should you pretend not to understand? Although the bandits are not at the top, they are very difficult to deal with, which is enough to force out the strength of those second-rate masters. Only by knowing themselves and their enemies can you win every battle, right?"

"That's how it seems...we're pretty lucky."

As if nothing had happened, Yue Yulou suddenly tapped the table with his hand and whispered in a low voice:

"Mr. Ward, do you think it's really that simple?"

"Woo~~~ You are really wise and wise."

With an exaggerated appreciation, the fat man suddenly said mysteriously:

"Do you know...Dream Walker?"

"Dream Walker? Haven't heard of it."

"Well...this is a big deal."

Speaking of this, we must not miss the fourth place on the Demon God List in advance, a ferocious beast that reached the peak by relying solely on **'s strength - [Barde Demon] Hutai Chuck.

As a master on the list of demons, Hutaichak's strength is undoubtedly the benchmark and worship object of orc players for a long time. He is extremely barbaric and the power of one person to wipe out the entire legion is even more respected by all violent tendencies. On the battlefield, wherever he appears, there must be corpses everywhere, landslides and earth breaks, and any fortress in front of him is as fragile as toys.

The Blood Eye Tribe where he is located has also absorbed a large number of high-level players because of his reasons. His strength has increased unprecedentedly and he has gradually become less satisfied with the status of the "tribe"...

"...About the Dharm Conference, I believe you also know that the orcs have their own competitions and outsiders cannot participate. Once you win, you can become the number one warrior of the orcs and affect the decision-making direction of the entire orcs... But I don't know if you know about it?"

"I wish to hear and give me advice."

"Kudaichak has some unexplained relationship with the Red Empire. Although he never clearly stated that he was a member of the Red Empire, he always appeared in the Red Empire camp under the pretext of hiring."

"Oh? Then that doesn't it mean... the alliance party is very likely to obtain support from the entire orc race?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, this is certain. The orcs should not have the people who can defeat Hutaichak at the moment."

"Then isn't the purpose of the agreement... worth thinking about?"

"What do you think?"

With a faint smile, Yue Yulou turned around and looked out the window. The commotion that the hero team had just passed had subsided and the players returned to their original hustle and bustle.

"Has the party of the agreement found someone who can compete with Hutaichuk?"

"Your Excellency is indeed an extraordinary person, yes... The party of the Contract found a mysterious beast shaman. The person's real name was unknown to outsiders. The only thing they knew was that the senior officials of the Contract called him a dream walker."

"Is a shaman? Is it enough to fight against Hutaichak? It is said that he can hit a two-meter-thick wall with one punch."

"This is not something that a little person like me can know."
To be continued...