Anxi listened quietly to the background of the story told by the system. She already knew his despicable methods very well.
[Progress update of the world copy "Fog City Stories"]
[Current copy progress: 95/100]
[The background story is over. Do you want to check it out again? 】
But I was a little surprised to hear that the progress of the dungeon reached 95. Doesn't this mean that I am about to face the final boss?
[Don't worry, you will win in the end. 】
The city lord's voice suddenly sounded in his mind again.
Anxi jumped over in shock and said, "It's really you who is talking. So it turns out I didn't hear it wrong just now?!"
[Yes, the system sensed a violent fluctuation in your mood and woke me up. 】
[But I can’t stay long, and I may not be sober next time. 】
"Hey...that's it..." An Qian sighed with regret, then walked towards the temple.
[Wait a minute...] The city lord's voice revealed surprise.
【You just left like that? 】
"Ah?" Anxi also stopped in surprise and asked, "Didn't you just help me when I was in crisis? Now that the crisis is over, aren't you going to leave?"
After listening to An Qian's words, the city lord was quiet for a while, as if he was thinking about what to say, and finally reminded:
[Usually after the protagonist breaks through an important crisis, the mysterious supporters behind him will come out to say some words of encouragement, or make a big pie or something like that. Have you never read any novels or TV series? 】
An Qian sighed: "Damn it, you told me earlier. It turned out that I just wanted to drink chicken soup for the soul. What did I think you were going to do? I didn't expect that you would also have an addiction to drama."
[………I’m not addicted to drama, forget it, listen to me. 】
The city lord's tone revealed helplessness.
[Not all ducks can catch up... Some people who have the same conditions as you and have the opportunity to challenge Him choose to escape. 】
[Their choice was not wrong. To challenge Him, the chance of death is greater than living. For the sake of your own life, it is the most rational choice to escape. 】
[However, escaping from this current situation will only make the situation worse. 】
【But you are different. 】
[Hmm...even a little too different...]
Anxi heard something subtle in this sentence and interjected, "Are you complimenting me?"
【……】
The city lord was silent for a while before continuing.
[Half and half. 】
"Hey! What about you?" An Qian was anxious.
[Okay, I just want to say that there is an unyielding seed buried in your heart. When you are forced to make a choice, you will always find a third way.
This is your difference, your free will is the wildfire that lights up the night, and the change you seek will come true. 】
[Then, goodbye. 】
The city lord finished his words in a hurry, and then his voice disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, the unpretentious mechanical sound of the system appeared.
[Due to the destruction of large-scale world dungeons, the title can be continuously upgraded]
[Obtained the title: Intermediate Good City Lord of Fog City]
[Obtained the title: Senior Outstanding City Lord of Fog City]
Listening to this intermediate and advanced vocabulary, An Qian couldn't help but ask: "What is the use of this title?"
【……】
The system was silent for a while.
An Qian suddenly felt her pockets bulging. She reached out and took out three copper, silver and gold badges.
"This badge?" Anxi was confused.
[It contains the aura of the city lord. Ghosts with lower strength will avoid you on their own, while ghosts with weak strength can be dispatched at your disposal. 】
An Qian was speechless when she heard this description: "Only for those with lower strength and poor strength?"
[Yes, the ghosts in Fog City are not very obedient. 】
"I feel like this badge is not very useful."
[The badge design is from the hands of famous teachers in Wucheng, with elegant style and profound meaning...]
"Okay, okay, you talk a lot in this scene."
Anxi waved her hand, indicating that she would not listen any more.
The system also turned off the microphone very wisely.
Anxi put the badge back in her pocket, turned around and walked into each house in the village.
She searched everywhere in the village and found a cow named Lao Huang and a cart and brought them back to the temple.
Entering the temple, An Qian first helped Wu onto the cart, then turned around and lifted Xu Ming onto the cart with Fang Qianyao.
After the moving work was completed, Anxi sat in front of the car, lightly whipped the cow's butt with a whip, and the old scalper began to move forward.
This village is so remote that the game doesn't even have a bus stop nearby, so even if you call the emergency number, you may not be able to find an ambulance.
In order not to waste time, Anxi decided to take a bullock cart to the highway and then hire a taxi to pack Wu and send him to the hospital.
The bullock cart also ran very fast.
After about half an hour of bumpy driving, we finally saw a normal asphalt road.
Fang Qianyao is going to take Xu Ming back to their community to seek treatment.
Before leaving, An Qian pondered whether to return the drawstring bag to Xu Ming.
Fang Qianyao noticed An Qian's thoughts, shook her head slightly and said, "For the fare, you have a hard time driving the cattle."
"Haha." An Qian laughed when she heard this, "Why are you still in the mood to joke? Xu Mingke's life or death is still uncertain."
"He's fine." Fang Qianyao shook the copper coins in his hand, "Forget it, he won't die."
Anxi nodded: "It seems that sometimes it's not bad to do the math."
Fang Qianyao hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "Maybe."
Anxi didn't speak again.
She has no intention of changing anyone's views, and one incident alone cannot change a person's stubborn attitude that has lasted for more than twenty years, but this experience may trigger Fang Qianyao to think differently.
Send Fang Qianyao and Xu Ming away.
Anxi also took a taxi to take Wu to the hospital soon after.
The hospitals in Wucheng are as busy as in the human world. Doctors and nurses shuttle through the corridors, busy rescuing, diagnosing, and treating.
After Wu received treatment in the emergency room, he was sent to the VIP ward.
Anxi wanted to leave, but Wu insisted that he could not move and someone had to take care of him, so he kept Anxi.
This stay lasted ten days and a half, from the hospital to Ore City.
Every time Anxi was about to leave, Wu would look at her helplessly, put his hand on the stitched wound and say, "It hurts, it hurts."
After all, he blocked the knife for her, and Anxi's remaining conscience forced her to stay.
