Is this really just an RPG? !

Qiuqiu always told me that I should remain calm in the face of any situation, so that I can become a competent brave man. In other words, it is the kind of mentality that can face everything calmly with a smile on its face no matter what happens, even if the indescribable super common sense is unfolding in front of it, it will not show any surprise... That is the case, but I always feel that such a guy is easy to be beaten!

I can't understand why Qiuqiu came to such a conclusion.

But at least she was right about one thing.

"The brave should learn to face everything calmly."

After all, the things I encounter will always develop towards my unexpected situation. If I am surprised at all times, let alone whether it will damage the image of the brave, it is just a matter of my mental health. There will be a series of effects! Just like in front of you.

I'm in a guest room.

An extremely simple guest room for travelers, with teacups and teapots on the table in a mess, and there is still some warm water in the teapot, which seems to have been there for quite a while. There is a cabinet on the wall opposite to the bed. Above the cabinet are a few decorations, which are unique to Si Harbor. It should be very novel to travelers, but for a person who lives in Atoqiu all year round For the people of the principality, this is not the case.

ah! Of course I'm not talking about me.

I am not the owner of this room, I have only been invited here.

It is worth mentioning that looking out from the window opposite the door, you can overlook the whole view of the port, which is the most unique feature of this room. From this point of view, it should be able to correspond to the current living in this room. Room people! The woman in a luxurious red dress was sitting at the table.

One of the candidates for the governor of the Principality of Atuqiu whose status can be compared with Lilith.

The woman known as the "Princess", Julie Owen.

"You're calmer than I thought."

"As a brave man, you will always encounter many things. If you always show a surprised expression, isn't it too fake?"

"No, I think that emotions are human instincts, and it's not strange to feel panic about unknown things."

"But if it's something you know, wouldn't it be?"

"Wouldn't it be easier if it was something to understand?"

The other party randomly chatted with me about content that I didn't want to relate to the main topic no matter how I looked at it.

He didn't show any panic, and looked like an ordinary person talking with a friend from the beginning to the end.

——If you ignore the aura that is naturally emanating from her body.

Talking to superiors is always an annoying thing.

Assuming that everyone is as easy to get along with as Lilith... Ah, that's not right, Lilith is not easy to get along with! Only relatively speaking, after all, as a princess, her social skills are not bad at all, and she felt this way when she was on the Grace.

"His Royal Highness is looking for me for something."

"Um……"

It seems that neither she nor I want to continue to talk nonsense.

"Mr. Brave should know that the crown, which is the symbol of the principality's administrator, was stolen just before the day of the accession. Although I stopped the spread of the news in time, it could not solve the fundamental problem. If we can't find it before the day of the accession If you want to return to the crown, then the administrators of the principality will adopt the method of popular vote to select a suitable one from all the candidates."

"Your Highness wants me to help retrieve the crown?"

I have a little headache.

No clues, no ideas.

Even if it is certain that the crown will not be taken outside of Iceland, it is impossible to find the crown in such a short time. The last time I sneaked into the bandit base was because I wanted to try it out, and I encountered a ritual used to revive the demon, but after a while of tossing, I returned to the prison.

Quite unfortunate.

"Not without clues."

The princess seemed to see through my thoughts.

"The thieves left behind the crown, but it's not accessible to ordinary people."

"oh?"

I couldn't help raising my head to look at each other.

"Mr. Brave should have heard that the overlord of the ice field is a blue dragon. Even if it is not yet an adult, it is still a real dragon."

"yes……"

It is because of the existence of this dragon that Emily, Lilith and I came to Iceland. Emily hopes to make a potion to restore her body to its original state. The materials needed are located around the ice dragon's life, and it is unexpected that it will be involved with the princess's commission.

That is, the crown was thrown into the dragon's lair?

"Mr. Brave, as you thought, the crown was placed in the dragon's lair. People all over the world know that dragons love treasure, and that luxurious crown can be regarded as one of the treasures. There is room for persuasion, but the other party is just a young dragon, so..."

"But it's not suitable to fight that dragon either?"

"Yes, the Principality of Atuqiu can maintain its stability. There is a certain reason that it comes from the protection of the blue dragon."

"That's it..."

"The blue dragon living in the back of Iceland not only guards the road of outsiders' invasion, but also ensures that the number of monsters on the back of the Principality of Atocho will not suddenly increase in number, causing a wave of beasts."

As expected of a candidate for the manager of a country, he would consider so many aspects.

All I can imagine is the conflict between humans and dragons.

So far, humans and dragons have maintained a delicate balance. In most cases, there will be no people to slay dragons, and no dragons will harm human cities. If the Principality of Atuqiu really develops for the crown and a young dragon, it is very likely that this balance will be broken.

next?

Probably a race war.

Regardless of which side has a higher probability of winning, once there is a war, there will be endless chaos.

There is a good chance that the relationship between the two will go from bad to worse, gradually deteriorating over time.

All of this seems to be a masterpiece done by someone behind the scenes, and I am quite familiar with this technique, because the purpose of that guy is not to destroy a certain place, it just wants to plunge a fairly peaceful world into chaos, Completely destroy the existing order, and let the main film Lindsay Continent fall into disorder.

"Warren..."

"Mr. Brave?"

"Ah, nothing happened."

"About the entrustment."

"I accept, and I will be responsible for retrieving the crown from the dragon in a way of 'negotiation'."

"Your understanding is very much appreciated."

The princess stood up.

She put a warrant in front of me.

"This is the privilege I have prepared for you. As long as you take out this, most cities will provide you with some help. Even those places that don't provide help, there is no way to embarrass you directly... Sorry, I can There is only so much I can do, because I want to investigate the political enemies who designed this incident, I even kept the meeting with you from my subordinates."

"Is that so... but the Scott family?"

"Don't worry about this, I have already negotiated with the Scott family, and they will not stop your actions."

"Thank you so much."

The biggest problem was solved, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Then that's it. This room is for Mr. Brave. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."

"I wish you all the best, Your Royal Highness."

I said so, and then watched the other party leave.

What to do next?

It is probably to be prepared, determine the location of the ice dragon, and then go straight away. In fact, I am somewhat concerned about the affairs of the Scott family, especially after I got the missionary book from Lilith, but it is no longer something I can intervene in. Rather than thinking about events that cannot be involved, it is better to seriously consider what I want to accomplish in front of me Task.

But ah.

I always feel that this series of events is too coincidental!

I've been entangled in Icelandic politics since the inexplicable mission triggered at Ingrid's church. The moment I set foot on this land, everything was triggered by me... If I didn’t meet that skeleton at the beginning, I would never be wanted by the Scott family, let alone break into the bandit base .

Although it's a good thing in terms of the ending.

The demon that was about to be fully released was released when its power was incomplete, and then re-sealed with a stronger seal, which cut off the possibility of the death demon Macmillan destroying the Icelandic country. Afterwards, although he was captured back, he accidentally met Her Royal Highness, and successfully obtained the right to move freely, and locked all his targets on the ice dragon.

What does the guy in Warren's organization want to do?

Helping the rest of the candidates steal the crown I can understand.

——That is a strange organization that fears the world will not be chaotic.

I can understand that there is no way to hand over the crown to the employer.

——Obtaining the crown in this situation is too subtle, and anyone can see the general situation of the matter.

I can still understand putting a crown in an ice dragon's lair.

——This can stir up disputes between humans and dragons. After all, compared with internal wars within countries, racial wars can bring the world into chaos more.

The act of telling the queen where the crown is is also full of malice.

—If no one knew about it, how could anyone think of the baby dragon.

However, what I can't understand is why the other party would give the princess such a chance.

Let her tell the hero who is the third force.

If the brave man is really allowed to retrieve the crown from the ice dragon, all preparations will come to naught. Julie will become the administrator of the Principality of Atocho, a veritable princess, and then she can restore peace to this country full of political struggles, and completely expel those cancerous existences, so that Warren will lose his influence on this country force.

Or, Warren and the others are playing big?

"Boom boom boom!"

When I was about to grab the key point, someone knocked on the door.

I couldn't return to the previous state, and I couldn't remember where I guessed. I could only sigh regretfully, and stood up to open the door.

It's Emily.

"Ah, you look good."

She said with her hands on her hips, and then walked in quite consciously.

"I heard that you talked to the princess about something."

"Ah...um."

I nodded as I closed the door.

Since it's about YouTube Ice Dragon, it's not a bad thing to talk to Emily about it.

"Hey, I really want to know, but it's better to wait for a while until everyone is here."

Emily seemed to see through my mind and stopped my action.

"Everyone is here?"

I subconsciously looked towards the door.

At the same time, there was another knock on the door.

"Lilith? Chuqiu?"

Appearing outside the door were two people I didn't expect.

But it makes sense when you think about it carefully.

"It seems that you and Owen had a good talk?"

"Owen...you mean the princess?"

"Ah! It was quite fun when I was young, but it's a pity that I rarely saw her after I started learning witchcraft."

Lilith sat between Emily and me while answering my questions. Ron jumped from Lilith's arms onto the table, found a place where he could bask in the sun, and lay down. He let out a "meow" and started his daily nap. Looking at this white cat, I couldn't help thinking of Roger.

Because my magic power can't provide support, he has to stay in the summoning space for a long time to recover his mana.

"I wanted to find a few more ways to escape from the prison, but you have already come out, master!"

"...Please don't find such a strange way for me."

I couldn't help complaining.

I can understand Qiuqiu's desire to help, and I can also accept that all she thinks of is an escape method. But I don't understand that the method she found will always be something that appeared in the previous generation: for example, iron wire, or iron wire, or iron wire. It seems that all the locks can be opened with a single wire, but in fact, the cell locks used in the prison have been changed to magic locks with the special function of "detecting the identity of the unlocker", and specially added the magic of "anti-unlocking technique" , in order to target those who know [Unlock Technique].

Technology always develops according to needs.

The same goes for magic.

People who are obsessed with wire and cannot extricate themselves may only try to play with wire rope.

...

Wait, is it really amazing to do this?

"What are you thinking about, Brave?"

"Ah, no, no! Nothing."

"Yeah?"

Emily stood up and stuck her head over, as if to make sure my words were true.

Although I was in a daze just now, but that's not something strange, right?

Just imagining the way a person uses the wire as a rope to play with the flower rope, the worst is just a "whimsical" evaluation. Why do you force me to this point, making it seem like I am thinking about something terrible. Besides, shouldn't this be a good time to discuss the next move?

"Emily."

"Ah, yes."

After hearing Lilith's voice, Emily sat back immediately.

The relationship between these two people is really good.

"The brave man has accepted the commission from the princess, and is going to the ice dragon's lair to find the blue dragon and get back the crown, right?"

"yes……"

I nodded in acknowledgment.

As Emily said, I accepted the commission from Princess Julie Owen. On the one hand, I am curious about the culprit behind this incident, and on the other hand, it is because of my deal with the princess.

She will help me clear my name and give me the full power to act freely.

Then in exchange, I want to help her get back the important crown, and ensure that there will be no misunderstanding between humans and dragons.

No matter what it is, it is super troublesome!

"Sister, did you go to the Adventurer's Guild and have any information about the Blue Dragon?"

"Information... I just know that the blue dragon lives in the eternal frozen valley."

"where is that?"

I'm not very familiar with Icelandic maps.

"Let's make a comparison!"

Emily raised her hands and gestured in the air.

"This is the seaport of Sierra, and above the city of Mertai is Dababin. Dababin is the northernmost city of the Principality of Atuqiu. If you go online, you will find the permafrost plain, the deepest part of the plain. That's where the blue dragon lives."

"By the way, it's very cold there. It's quite cold. Normal people would probably freeze to death in the past."

"..."

After hearing Qiuqiu's supplement, I couldn't help shivering.

In other words, the biggest problem at present is not how to face the blue dragon, but how to resist the cold so that he can walk to the position of the blue dragon. According to the experience given to me by the elderly people I met during my previous travels, I probably use thick and warm clothes and wine, and then look for caves that can avoid unexpected weather at any time, move forward slowly, and finally reach the target location.

But this method is not very useful.

First of all, we cannot prepare so many things.

Secondly, there are only a few days before the enthronement day, and we don't have so much time to dawdle.

Most importantly, I can't imagine myself walking normally after drinking alcohol.

After all, I'm a pretty poor drinker.

"Is there any magic props that can solve this problem?"

"No, it's a relief at best."

Emily frowned.

"ease?"

"Ah, this is it!"

Faced with Lilith's doubts, Emily took out a pebble from her pocket.

Exuding an orange-yellow light, the surface is carved with certain patterns of stone, which makes people feel very warm.

"It's so warm...is this a warm stone?"

I asked Emily about it.

She raised her head lazily and glanced at me, thinking for a while before explaining.

"It's similar to the concept of Warm Stone. It's my special thing, and it's mainly used to blow people up."

"..."

I always feel that it is not surprising that Emily made such a thing?

Maybe I'm used to it.

"Well, the temperature and energy are not enough to use it for a long time."

"After all, it is a weapon for attack, and the warmth on the surface is only used to deceive people."

"Hey! For example, secretly stuffing it to someone, making him feel warm and comfortable and detonate when he loses vigilance?"

"That's it!"

"It's really ingenious work."

These two seem to have reached a consensus.

I couldn't help sighing, and turned my head to look at Qiuqiu. She is thinking seriously about keeping warm from the cold. I can vaguely hear words such as "fever", "resistance", and "cold resistance", as well as "dragon sword", "dragon sword", and "dragon gun". "And so on... Maybe Qiuqiu cares more about how to beat the dragon.

But can you stop thinking about massacres all the time?

Anyway, we also went as negotiating waiters, and the best ending is to resolve the issue peacefully!

"Oh, I didn't expect it! It's impossible to safely reach the place where the dragon is at such a temperature."

"That's right."

Lilith agreed.

She always had a smile on her face, as if she never cared about this problem.

Could it be that as a witch, she has some special ability to solve this problem?

"Ah! Neil, have you been looking at me, do you have any questions you want to ask me?"

"Hmm...Your Highness, there must be something you can do."

"yes."

"..."

This woman full of such evil tastes is just admiring the expressions of other people dying.

Excessive!

"Ah! Lilith can do it?"

As a result, Emily didn't pay attention to this aspect at all, and only cared about the problem.

"It's not too simple, but you can still succeed if you work hard."

"I don't really understand, just tell me."

I tilted my head to look at Lilith.

"Neil, haven't you and Emily met Octavian followers?"

"yes."

"That's right."

Emily and I nodded together.

"That's right, although Octavia is the god of light, his blessings are also related to heat and temperature, so as long as you get Octavia's blessing, you should be able to resist the cold temperature. "

"Octavia..."

I subconsciously looked at Emily.

"Octavia, tsk."

Emily looked away at the corner of the wall.

"Eh? Emily, do you have any conflict with Octavia?"

Lilith didn't quite understand the change in Emily's expression.

I don't quite understand it, but I can somewhat accept that such a situation will happen. After all, I have read her diary, and I can somewhat guess the relationship between her and Octavia. Although that kind of relationship is not hostile, it will definitely not be regarded as friendly. If it is full of calculations... Maybe it is "like a stranger"?

Maybe I said it too seriously.

Or maybe I made a mistake in judgment!

"No no no no, there is no such thing."

Emily quickly denied Lilith's guess.

"That's right... If there is a conflict, we can consider other methods."

"That's it! The brave man and I helped that believer seal the demon, not to mention she is also an acquaintance of ours, and we only met at George College not long ago."

"The one I met at George College...is Ms. Sen!"

"Well," Emily nodded vigorously, and added after a moment's pause, "I think I may know where she is, I'll go find her later, anyway, the brave is sealing the devil. Apart from a lot of strength in the matter, she will never refuse our request anyway, not to mention that the teaching of the Octavian Church has always included the item of 'providing support to the brave'."

"Eh……"

Perhaps one of my seniors has an inexplicable relationship with the Octavian Church.

Well, the results of the discussion are similar, and it's time to start implementing.

I was sitting up with my hands clenched on the table.

"Then that's it! The action of 'find a way to chat with the unknown young dragon and find a way to get the crown back from him' has begun, and the next step is the preparation work."

"What a bad name that is..."

"A name full of Neil's style..."

Confidently giving the mobilization command, the responses from the two teammates in front of him were all complaints.

It's a little bad.

Forget it, there are more important things to be sure.

"Qiuqiu, have you confirmed the route to the blue dragon's lair?"

"OK, and the other party's information has been confirmed."

"The directions are given to you."

"no problem!"

I take a deep breath.

A new task appeared on the task bar on the left screen, the content was [retrieve the crown], and the task requirements were the same as the commission that the princess made to me. If I have time, I also want to confirm the information about "Devil", "Mertai City", and "Bandits", but that is only if I have time.

There are less than two weeks before the enthronement day, and the journey alone will take a lot of time.

We can only do some investigation quietly without affecting the entrustment.

"Ahem, everyone! Let's act!"