"Then, you go to the town hall to register first. If you have any questions, you can ask the staff there." Kidd moved the last box of goods down, then clapped his hands and said to Duan Qing.
"I'll send it to you."
"What about you? Where are you going next?"
"Where to go? Of course I'm going to take a rest!" The bald man laughed, then suddenly stopped and awkwardly pointed to the people behind him: "Of course they go first... I have to report on my work, And have to go... do some comfort work.”
In the previous battle with bandits, the escort led by Kidd did not suffer casualties. At least one of the escorts was killed in front of players like Duan Qing. The work of providing compensation for the deceased has always been a headache.
"Don't worry, Marco's family members have all passed away, so he has nothing to worry about, so it's okay. The other two...but they're not bad either."
Kidd rubbed his nose: "People like us live a life of licking blood every day. It has long been commonplace for friends and comrades to die. I guess... ..Their families must also be prepared.”
"So, you should live well." He patted Duan Qing on the shoulder, looked at the players around him, then turned and left.
In the distance, the businessmen were still discussing with Kidd's men the final matters that needed to be dealt with. One of them ran over to explain the task to the bald captain. Kidd's voice was very loud, so even from a distance, Duan Qing and the others could still hear part of the rough words: "... Good job this time. I’ve made a lot of money. After seeing them off, go to the Flair Tavern and I’ll treat you! Hahahaha..."
A smile emerged from the corner of Duan Qing's mouth, and just as Duan Qing was about to turn around and leave, an old voice suddenly came from his side: "Moshang Qingshan."
Duan Qing's smile faded: "Gustan...Master."
"Oh, I'm not a master." The old man holding a wooden stick walked over slowly: "And you don't look so happy, adventurer."
Duan Qing didn't answer, just waited quietly.
"Okay..." Gustan hunched his back and slowly turned around: "The destination has been reached, and I'm about to leave. Things here...that's all."
He stopped talking and walked slowly into an alley. Duan Qing hesitated for a moment, then spoke to Mengzhu, and then chased after him.
This is an alley between two houses. Although it is bright daytime, the surroundings here are still a little dark. But the darkness here was not so dark that it was impossible to see, so when Duan Qing caught up with him and saw the alley that could be seen to the end at a glance, the shock in his heart was obvious.
Where are people?
"I heard about you from little Christine."
Duan Qing looked up, down, left and right, but still couldn't find the old man.
"I'm sorry, but as a weaver, you cannot interfere with the fate of others at will, unless... this is not the fate he deserves."
Under his shoulders and crotch, Duan Qing gave up looking for that god-like figure - it seemed that those legends were correct, these people were indeed a group of experts who came and went without a trace.
"The previous landslide was a sin caused by me. So I saved you to pay for my sins. As for your fate..."
The old man's voice deepened: "I can't see clearly."
"Choice determines destiny, and destiny weaves the future." The old man's voice gradually became inaudible: "I hope you can remember it."
The sound disappeared.
Duan Qing stood at the entrance of the alley and waited quietly for a while. After finally confirming that there were no other messages, he returned to the previous city gate. On the roadside of the original city gate, only the little girl in purple burqa was still standing there with her hands behind her back. The other players had probably left.
"Have you caught me? What did you all say..." Seeing the little girl running over and pulling Duan Qing to ask questions, Duan Qing also felt something subtle in his heart. Strange.
"He said...well, what he probably meant was that the reason he helped us was because he almost killed us before."
"Ah?" Mengzhu reacted for a while, and then exclaimed as if he had realized something: "Could it be that landslide..."
"How do I know? Maybe it has something to do with him, maybe it's just an accident..." Duan Qing spread his hands: "But in this way, we can use his gift without any scruples."
He turned around and looked for his way up the mountain: "We deserve this."
"Yeah." Mengzhu nodded in agreement, but judging from her appearance, she probably would have no scruples even if she didn't know this.
Things that are put into her hands are usually difficult to spit out.
"Where shall we go next?" the little girl asked excitedly.
"Of course...to register." Duan Qing replied.
"Do you really want to go?" Mengzhu said, "I think we can go shopping first... Oops."
Duan Qing retracted the finger that popped up: "When can I not buy something... They have told us to go there in advance, so we'd better go there first. This kind of registration setting seems to be A management method in Fenghua Town is actually a kind of, um, tutorial in the game."
"Tutorial?"
"Yes, tutorial. I guess when we get there..." Duan Qing looked around: "We will know more about this place called Fenghua Town."
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Except for the circular area at the foot of the mountain city, the streets in Fenghua Town are almost all built along the mountain. They spiral up in a zigzag shape, with some straight up and down steps in between.
However, unless they are in a hurry, most players and townspeople will choose to walk on the main road. Not only is the road wide, but they can also enjoy the mountain scenery. At this time, Duan Qing and Mengzhu were walking on the path between the mountainsides, looking into the distance while walking towards the town hall.
They had made some inquiries before and learned from a certain town citizen that the town hall was located in the middle of Huawu Street. As for Huawu Street, it is said to be a very easy-to-recognize street. It is located halfway up the mountain on Fenghua Town Mountain Road. It is a street with the most flowering trees on the roadside.
Of course, only in the warm season they happened to catch at this time.
As the two of them moved forward slowly, Duan Qing's vision gradually increased. Through the flying flowers and leaves all over the sky, half of the mountain city gradually appeared before their eyes. Side-by-side houses, lively markets, rising smoke, endless crowds of people... From time to time, some birds fly through the sky with their chirping, dancing with the petals and flying leaves, and with the human fireworks. Accompany each other. The sun hung high in the sky above their heads, appearing and disappearing with the flow of clouds. At the same time, the mountain wind blew in and out.
The two chatted casually, and since they kept climbing up, they occasionally stopped to rest. Blow the mountain breeze and take a look at the scenery. Due to the higher terrain, the wind gradually became stronger, so Mengzhu took off his hood, and the little girl's golden braids were flying to one side with the mountain wind, like Elf dancing in the wind.
"If there is such a town in the real world, I will definitely find a way to live here." The little girl smoothed her hair and said softly.
"Reality... It's almost impossible to find such a place now." Duan Qing poured the cold water on him coldly, then turned to look over there: "But it can still be done in the game."
He pointed to the house on the other side of the road: "Look, all the townspeople live here. When you have money one day, it would be nice to buy a house here... Or you can build one yourself..."
"Hmph, the land in the game is much more expensive than in the real world. Don't think I don't know." The little girl wrinkled her nose: "And dealing with those NPCs is troublesome. If you don't gain some favor or reputation, they won't even know it." No windows will be opened for you...and even if you have this strength, you will still have to deal with other players in the end..."
Houses in virtual games are basically the most advanced resources that players can obtain in the game. With a house, you have a place to stay, and you have a place to go home. Many other things in the game that outsiders cannot know and dare not do have become possible here. To put it bluntly, even if you have no secrets or ambitions and just buy it to open a shop, it is still a huge deal - as long as the location is chosen well.
Therefore, real estate, a very important job, is also very important in the game.
It is precisely because of the importance of this fixed real estate that the land and houses in each virtual game have become battlegrounds for many players and major forces. Therefore, when players consider purchasing real estate in the game, they will inevitably have to deal with major guilds or many RMB warriors. If you get along harmoniously, your house will naturally be yours. If you are not careful, capsizing in the gutter will be a bad outcome.
This is true in other games, and it is also true in the free world. According to Duan Qing's understanding, the biggest incident related to power occurred in the free world a while ago. The final result of that incident was that Jianghu, the first guild of the alliance, uprooted the power of the second guild, Wings of Freedom, in Tania, the capital of the principality. All their members are wanted, and all their assets have been confiscated by the principality. No matter what other forces end up dividing those assets, they no longer belong to the members of the Wings of Freedom - this is the entry of the Wings of Freedom into the free world. This game was even the biggest setback they had suffered since entering the virtual game industry. They were forced to develop in the empire where the repressive policies were more powerful, and finally took root in Redkar, the capital of the empire, with difficulty, forming a faint connection with the rivers and lakes. The opposition is like the confrontation between the forces of the empire and the principality.
Maybe this war between the Empire and the Principality is also the revenge of the Wings of Freedom. Because as we all know, the military strength of the Principality of Ernifea has never been very good.
After turning a few more corners, Duan Qing and Mengzhu finally arrived at Huawu Street. This is the place with the most flying catkins in Fenghua Town, and it is also the most beautiful place. Duan Qing even saw a few players sitting on the roadside in front, shouting and drinking, as if they were camping. Different from urban planning in reality, a lot of space is left on both sides of the streets in this town, not only for planting flowers and trees, but also to provide space for tourists to play. The widest area on both sides of Huawu Street has even been transformed into a garden. Lush flowers and plants of all kinds were surrounded by shrubs, decorating the place and forming a beautiful pattern. Many players or residents were sitting in the garden, breathing the fresh air here and relaxing. A tired mind.
What a pleasant town... Duan Qing thought, and then walked to the opposite side of the garden with Mengzhu.
A tall castle-shaped building stands there. Surrounded by a circle of high lime walls, there is an arched bridge on the front. Water trickles down from a higher mountain, passes through the arch base of the bridge, and then flows down the mountain on the other side. Behind the small bridge is a gate. The two huge door panels are now open. Through there, you can see the inside of the Western-style castle-like building behind. People inside are coming and going. It is a busy scene now.
There is a wooden sign hanging on the square door with a few words written on it.
Fenghua Town, town hall.
Perhaps it was a busy period, but the crowds of people coming and going at the gate under the wooden sign seemed to never stop. But outside the gate, at the end of the small bridge, Duan Qing noticed that there was a rectangular wooden table. There seemed to be various documents and some food and fruit-like things placed on top of the table. In order to prevent the strong wind from blowing those things away, some thick wooden boards were placed in the upwind direction, covering one side of the table tightly. There is even a ceiling above the square table to block the strong sunlight day after day.
"It seems that's where it is." Duan Qing said, and then walked over there.
"What's there for...Hey, don't we need to go in?" The little girl, who was still intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the garden square behind, was still in a daze.
"Didn't you see that sign?" Duan Qing tapped the wooden boards next to the square table with his chin. On this side of those heavy wooden boards stood a sign: Registration Office.
"The writing is really ugly." The little girl stuck out her tongue and followed.
The staff is still very enthusiastic, because this means that several more people have come out from remote mountain villages and joined the ranks of Fenghua Town. They enthusiastically introduced the general situation of Fenghua Town, explained the commonly used areas and their uses, basic precautions, distributed some food and fruits to them, and presented them with a map.
"This is a map of Fenghua Town and the surrounding areas." One of the female workers said to them with a smile: "Please two adventurers make good use of it."
"Look, I said it was a tutorial." Duan Qing took it with a smile, and then whispered to Mengzhu: "So it won't be wrong to come here once..."
"I know, I know..." Mengzhu responded with a very low voice, thinking that the uncle would be able to blow again.
"We already understand the general situation." Unlike the head of the novice village, the introduction this time was very concise and brief, so after Duan Qing listened to all the precautions, he continued to seek very humbly. Guidance: "Now... where should we go?"
"Ah... you can do whatever you want." The female worker who answered him was still the female worker. It seemed that she was a recognized external publicity person: "But if you let us make suggestions... .You can first go to the Adventurer Association to take a look, it is the home of adventurers, it may be helpful to you."
She stretched out a hand and pointed to the far side of the street: "The Adventurers Association is right in front. As long as you pay attention... you should be able to find it."
