The wind is born in the ground and starts at the end of the green ping. Words come from mouth to mouth, and spread from market to market.

The twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, the great cold, the early morning. On the stilted building of another cup of teahouse on Changshou Street, a man with a hooked nose wearing a hat was looking at the back of someone walking on the street in a daze. There was a plate of salted peanuts and two bowls of tea on the table, and the hot tea emitted bursts of mist, and Ma Shaokun, the leader of the Xiangma Gang, who was sitting opposite, looked at the street through the mist and then looked at the man.

"Frost Leaf Lingfeng—Brother Wind!" Ma Shaokun, who was full of flesh and wearing a black blindfold, shouted and knocked on the table.

The hook-nosed man with the long hair of the shawl came back to his senses and smiled apologetically.

"I can see it so fascinating, could it be that Brother Feifeng fell in love with the little lady with the bow before?" Ma Shaokun, who was wearing a wrench, threw a salted peanut and quipped: "Don't think about it! This girl is good-looking but prickly, hey! Do you know who she is? “

"Who is it?" Frost Leaf Lingfeng asked.

"Our Huaitao County has just established the Tai'an Gang, the leader of the desert lonely sister-in-law, just the day before yesterday in the West Street Market to teach a few disciples, several people were beaten to cry dad and mother, and when they turned around, they were tied up by their Lao Tzu to go to Tai'an Gang to apologize. Your brother is still practical, and at night he and his brother go to the street to watch the lights and those, and at least a bite of those white flowers will not be stabbed and the mouth is full of wounds. Hiss! I said, are you adventurers like this? ”

"! Which beautiful lady doesn't like it? It's just that I'm not looking at her. "Frost Leaf Ling Feng said.

"Oh?" The one-eyed dragon horse Shao Kun raised one eyebrow and waited for the following.

"I know the big and one small with gourds and light blue hair on their waists just now, and they are the ones who designed to frame my three brothers at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, and they are really enemies." The hook-nosed man picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

"This is an old grudge!" Ma Shaokun tapped the table with his knuckles, "In this way, it seems that Brother Feng, we should unite even more and kill this group of eye-catching adventurers with new and old hatreds." ”

"I'm also an adventurer," Frost Leaf Ling Feng stared at the meaty man with a smile and reminded him, "The Gang Master won't take me out by the way, right?" “

"This joke can't be made," Ma Shaokun smiled, "You and I are in the same boat, I'm not crazy Ma Shaokun, besides......" He suddenly made a move to get close to Frost Leaf Lingfeng, and whispered with his rough hand around his mouth: "Even if someone wants to move you, Lord Lu agrees?" ”

The man with the hat on his head blew on the tea and took a sip of noncommittal water.

"I don't know how they got the token," Ma Shaokun looked annoyed, "I knew that if I did, I should have sent more people to guard that peach forest." ”

But what he was thinking about in his heart was not this, he was actually complaining in his heart why the Imperial Sword Sect on the mountain suddenly put those people into the tomb of Haojie, what kind of medicine was sold in this Tong Qizhen gourd? What is he going to do? It's just that he Ma Shaokun would never say this to an adventurer.

And what the player Frost Leaf Lingfeng thinks is that the copy is open to players to play equipment games, and all kinds of obstructions are just for the needs of the plot, even if you invite the gods and Buddhas of the sky, it should be open or open, how can you think of these mysteries as a small NPC? It's ridiculous. However, he wouldn't say these things to an NPC.

"That's someone else's ability, if it were me, I'm afraid that even if I was sent to the tomb of Haojie, I might not be able to get such a broken brand." Frost Leaf Ling Feng laughed at himself.

"Hey! It's just that now that the wood has been completed, their gang has been established in the end, the token is in the hand and the book is pressed in the imperial court, and Huaitao County has a Tai'an Gang, which is a fact that no one can change. Maybe it won't be long before all the shops on this street downstairs will be under their jurisdiction! ”

"So your horse gang leader won't be reconciled," Frost Leaf Lingfeng answered, "So I found an adventurer like me who didn't have a gang to cooperate and remove this stinky stone that was placed on your couch together, right?" Happy, Frost Leaf Studio is profitable, but don't forget what the gang owners promised personally, they are adventurers and I am also adventurers. “

"Of course," Ma Shaokun peeled another peanut and threw it into his mouth, "You adventurers are not easy to mess with, after the matter is completed, you will take care of your water transport dock, and I will take care of my land hall." Let's work together to help adults protect this side of the people. “

After that, the two of them either leisurely watched the crowd passing by on the street, or there was a casual chat, and both sides seemed to be waiting for something.

When the tea was cool, a dull drumming sound came from the county office on the east side of Changshou Street. In the sound of drums, an NPC boy with sharp-beaked monkey cheeks and dressed in black ran into Changshou Street, and when the drum was over, he stepped up to the stilted building of the teahouse with a few steps, came to Ma Shaokun's side, bowed down and whispered to him.

"Stand down!" After listening to the report of his subordinates, Ma Shaokun ordered: "Send a message to the brothers, they have been active in Changshou Street, Dongtian Street, Shuangqiao Lane, Hulu Lane, and other places close to the Tai'an Gang in the past few days." “

"Yes!" The black-clothed young man with a dagger at his waist bowed and retreated.

"Wait—come back!" Seeing the young man in black respectfully walking back to his side, Ma Shaokun said: "Put on the clothes of ordinary people, don't cause trouble, tell them who dares to spoil the big things of the master, buy a coffin first and wait to be slaughtered." “

"Yes! Master. The young man in black stepped back again.

"Tea is cool!" Ma Shaokun, who was full of meat, slowly stood up and said with a playful smile: "The county government is singing a big drama over there, Brother Feng, let's go and see?" ”

Frost Leaf Lingfeng picked up the tea bowl and took a big sip, "Let's go!" He said.

******

On the day the gang was founded, he accompanied a bunch of NPCs and players to drink in the house outside the yellow member, and he couldn't taste the wine and food at all, not to mention, and he had to accompany a group of old guys to watch the babbling show. So I had to quit the game in the vertigo state of the game character simulated by the system, and spent half a day dealing with some things in the real company. Then he entered the game non-stop and began to be busy, what are the selection criteria for the gang members; what gang rules are formulated; Help the crowd to wear custom clothing; site selection of equipment warehouse, lobby and conference room; Personnel are grouped into teams and matched, although these things are taken care of by Xiang Dong and Gu Ping, but he has to finalize everything one by one, and he has no free time at all. What can be done? Who called him the leader of the gang? He didn't have An Ran's courage to do nothing.

"That's the master! Now I don't know where I'm hiding with Aunt Xue'er to kill monsters and level up. Thinking of this, the desert couldn't help but shake his head and laugh helplessly. Sure enough, it's a female college who doesn't stay! Mom and Dad, Xue'er and I are doing well, Xue'er has someone she likes, and we are going to help you judge this young man soon. “

The house that Huang Yuanwai gave to Desert Lonely Yanzhi and An Ran is a quadrangle, and the main house facing the courtyard in the middle is used as a lobby to receive all kinds of players and NPCs; The room on the left is the gang's equipment and materials warehouse, which stores the armor and weapons of the shape; The room on the right is where the council room is used for business discussions. At present, this courtyard is only used as a gathering point for gangs, it is not a private residence, so it is not particular about clothing, food, housing and transportation, but Huang Yuanwai will still run here every three days.

No, early in the morning, the old man wearing a Dongpo hat and a gray cloth coat stepped into the courtyard with four people.

"Is the lonely gang master busy?" Huang Yuanwai smiled and said, "Old guy, I'm here again!" ”

"Welcome! Welcome! The desert lonely smoke laughed and walked out of the lobby to greet him.

"Your place is getting more and more magnificent, when I just stepped through the door, I was looking at the three words on the lintel, Tai'an Gang, tsk! Style! It's magnificent! The old guy was not polite, and found a chair to sit down.

"This is not a blessing for your old age," Da Desert Lonely Yan said in a straight greeting: "Send the house and the furniture, why do you want to repay me for making me alone?" Mr. Huang. “

"You have what you say," Huang Yuanwai said with a red smile: "I can't drink a sip of tea when I come to you, what else can I report?" Forget it! Forget it! I bring my own tea. “

"What do you mean?" His words made the desert lonely smoke confused.

"You four haven't come in yet, and you've seen Master Lone!" The old man turned his head to look at the young man and girl standing straight outside, and shouted.

So four people dressed as maids walked into the lobby together.

"I've seen the lonely master!" Two housekeepers and two maids said at the same time.

Da Mo Guyanzhi was even more puzzled, and after politely returning the salute, he asked Huang Yuanwai: "What do you mean by this, brother?" ”

"I just saw that you don't even have a cup of tea in this place, so I brought them over, and someone has to do it after serving tea, pouring water, pouring wine, and cooking. How can people be justified when they come and don't even have a cup of tea? You adventurers don't pay attention to this, but we NPCs do! In my opinion, the empty room in the left corner can be used as a kitchen, and the room on the right can be used as two wings. “

"The old gentleman is so loving, I don't know how to repay someone alone!" The desert lonely smoke clasped his fists and saluted.

This is the truth, since I met them, this Huang Yuanwai on the rich side has actually spent a lot of money on them.

"What do I need you in return?" Huang Yuanwai waved his hand and said: "I said that day, I was looking for your brother in the hope of finding a backer, as long as you and Brother Enron are there, others will not dare to bully my old guy for no reason, what is it to spend some money?" I'd love to. “

"As long as we are here, no one in Huaitao County will dare to bully my brother and Miss Yingying. By the way, two days ago, there were a group of NPC strong men in the Tiangang who came to take refuge, and they have a little skill, so why don't I send them to your shop to help take care of one or two, they put on the clothes of the Tai'an Gang, and stand there wearing the badges of the Tai'an Gang, and those ruffians have to be a little jealous. “

His words simply went to Huang Yuanwai's heart.

"Of course it's good! It's just ......" Huang Yuan stopped talking.

"Just what?" The desert lonely smoke asked directly.

"It's just that some of the streets where my shop is located belong to the territory under the jurisdiction of the government and assigned to the Xiangma Gang, if our brothers from Tai'an Bang appear there, will it cause all kinds of trouble?"

"Brother Huang, don't worry," Da Mo Guyan patted the old man's shoulder and comforted: "It's so decided, your brother and I are really not the master who is afraid of things, hum!" They won't look for me, I'm going to meet them. ”

Okay! As soon as the middle-aged man's words ended, trouble came to the door.

Four sturdy men with sheaths on their waists and uniforms of the officials walked quickly into the courtyard.

"I'll be ordered by Lord Lu to ask Miss Yanluo to go to the county office."

"What's wrong with the four poor masters?" Da Mo Guyan clasped his fists and saluted, "The sister is just not here, can you tell me anything first, and when the sister comes back, I will immediately call her to the county office." ”

These officials actually had some contact with Xiang Dong and others of the Tai'an Gang in private, and they also knew the names of Desert Lonely Yanzhi and An Ran, so they did not bring arrest documents and shackles, and they spoke politely.

"Murder!" The first man with a beard and a poor hat said: "Early this morning, the Chen family and Chen Bingzhong ran to the gate of the county government to beat the drum and sound the grievances, saying that his son was killed by the girl who fell into the smoke, and now the body is still lying at the gate of the county government, and the person on the cart still has arrows stuck in his neck. ”

"How is this possible?" Da Mo Guyan was surprised and said: "Brother Li, all the poor masters, you must know that although our adventurers are not merciful to those bandits and beasts outside the city because of the need to cultivate, they will definitely not take the lives of ordinary people, there must be some misunderstanding in the middle." “

"We don't know," said the leader of the gang who was very useful to the leader of the gang who could remember his surname. "In private, we also believe that the generous Yanluo girl will never do such a thing, but this is an order from the county government, we are just acting on orders, and I hope that the leader of the Lone Smoke Gang will understand."

"Rest assured," Da Mo Guyan hugged his fists and said: "A few poor masters can wait here, and immediately send someone to inform the housemate to come back, if the smoke falls and kills people for no reason, it will be dealt with according to the law, and I will never protect someone and the Tai'an Gang." “

"In this way, we will return to the county government to hand over the errand, and we still have official business to leave!" The four officers clenched their fists and left.

Don't look at these errand servants who are so easy to talk, they have neither shackles nor arrest papers, and they turn around and leave when they know that the person concerned is not there, this kind of 'politeness' is to face the desert loneliness of the head of a gang. If it were ordinary city citizens, it would be to search and take people, and if the summons fails, they will resist - even if they are suspects

- will be tied up and taken to the county government. Of course, this is a game, and the system is much simpler when simulating the plot of the case, and does not simulate the legal processes of ancient times one by one.

******

When he received the message from Desert Lonely Smoke, Yanluo was moving towards a fishman with two human legs and three prongs. These barefoot, fish-headed, glittering fish scales are level 278 ordinary monsters, and they live at the bottom of Lake Mochizuki, often going ashore to attack lone NPCs and players, and also looting supplies from passing ships in pairs.

"It's just come out, and my brother told us to go back." It's already level 27 equipment, and the smoke falls with a new look.

"What's wrong?" An Ran asked after knocking out the last trace of the fishman's blood with a pole.

"Say I killed someone," the girl laughed, "These NPCs are really funny, they just staged a plot with me in the market on West Street to flirt with the big girl of Huanghua in the market the day before yesterday, and they started to go to the yamen to lie down today." “

"Things may not be so simple," An Ran frowned and doubted, "Actually, you didn't kill anyone at all, so who did this NPC die at?" Why did they frame you? “

"Looking down, this murder is nominally aimed at the girl who fell into the smoke, but in fact it should be aimed at the entire Tai'an Gang." Hao Qiye, who was accompanied by a few entourages, touched his chin and analyzed.

"Heroes see the same thing." An Ran said with a smile: "I'm afraid that today's elegant affair that was originally going to be boating with Seventh Brother on this Moon Lake will be ruined - Fan Yuntian, how far the do you have to run?" Don't go to attract monsters, come back! “

"Huh? Going boating? ”

There was already level 30, and the NPC kid who replaced the 'Tiger Tooth Bloodthirsty' in his hand with a 'Soul Eater' dagger quickly killed a fish-man and ran back happily, followed by Chen Jingting, the female mage 'Aso' and Hao Qiye's subordinates who got the 'Tiger Tooth Bloodthirsty'.

"Paddle your fucking boat!" An Ran scolded angrily, "Clean up the guys and prepare to go home." “

"It's all your fault for chattering in front of Lao Tzu, 'Why don't you ask us to go rowing?' Why can't you row today?" Fan Yuntian turned his head and scolded Chen Jingting: "It's okay now, your dream has come true and you are satisfied." “

"Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Chen Jingting resignedly said, "Master, we will definitely be able to row tomorrow." “

"Lack of eyes!" Fan Yuntian skimmed, "You kid don't call Jingting love games, how about just calling Fan Yuntian's apprentice lack of heart?" “

"Then haven't you become a master who lacks heart?" Chen Jingting scratched his head.

An Ran, Yanluo, Aso, and Haha laughed, and NPC Hao Qiye and his subordinates also pursed their lips but held back.

"Jingting, when did you recognize Fan Yuntian as a master again?" An Ran couldn't help but smile and asked.

"That's when Master gave me this dagger!" The high school boy with a youthful tease replied.

"What about to the east? You don't recognize him as a master anymore? An Ran asked again.

"Admit a fart!" Chen Jingting kicked the pebbles on the shore in annoyance, "Lao Tzu has been apprenticed for so long, I haven't seen him teach me anything, in order to please him, every time he kills monsters and plays handsome, I also ask Sister Aso to pretend to worship them, for which Lao Tzu also spent a lot of copper coins." ”

"What are you doing this for?" An Ran was puzzled.

So Aso, who was one of the parties involved, explained that in order to make his master feel better, this kid discussed with several of their sisters in private, and they should pretend to worship him when they practiced with Xiang Dong, so that once Xiang Dong was happy, he would teach his apprentice's martial arts and reward equipment.

But Jingting, you haven't thought about it, will this money be wasted?" Aso asked suspiciously.

"No, that's what many fantasy books write anyway! As long as the apprentice can make the master happy, the master will give various things and magic weapons to the apprentice. “

"You're stupid!" Fan Yuntian had to face Chen Jingting's head with a chestnut storm, "Ximen blows his own acupoints and is so poor that he can't give you anything even if you coax him a hundred or a thousand sentences!" Do you think everyone is like me and your uncle? Eh, say a few nice words, and I'll give you things in one go, and so are you if your uncle is an idiot. “

At this moment, even Hao Qiye and his subordinates couldn't help laughing.

Several people parted in laughter. Chen Jingting, Aso and others chose to continue to stay to farm monsters and level up, An Ran, Yanluo, and Fan Yuntian went directly to the county office, and NPC Hao Qiye said that he was going to deal with the affairs on the dock, and said frankly that if there was really anything big, he would just say it.

"Isn't it a big deal to be accused of being a murderer or an errand servant to come to the door to get people?" Walking on the way back to the city, An Ran thought: "In your world, this is going to prison, and if you don't get it right, you will lose your head, and you dare to love you, an NPC, has a bigger heart than us gamers." “

Of course, An Ran can understand that Hao Qiye's business is not about himself, NPC! You can't expect them to stick a knife in the ribs for the player, after all, it is a good plot and game for players, and it may be a disaster for them, because many NPCs actually only have one life, not to mention that this scoop on the water, Hao Qiye, and their friendship is far from reaching the point of throwing their heads and spilling blood. Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but hiss.

"What's wrong, An Ran?" Smoke asked when he heard this.

"It's nothing," An Ran replied: "I'm thinking about a question, it seems that the system in this game is growing itself, as if it is enclosing us into this world step by step, you see when we were in Daoxiang Village, how mechanical those task NPCs were, and the difference between them and the previous online games is not very big, and gradually as time goes by, the NPCs we come into contact with are more and more like real people." What will happen to the characters who change with the player? Can the dead NPCs be resurrected one by one? For example, Huang Haihao and Li Qingyun in the Tomb of Haojie, can other players still see them when they get off the dungeon? “

"yes!" Yanluo sighed: "Sometimes I wonder if Huaxia will be another real world, and many NPCs are no different from the people in our world. For example, they don't be surprised even if they can't understand a lot of words we say, or they don't care if we disappear in place, and they seem to think that being an adventurer is like this, and it should be like this. “

"What's there to think about here," Fan Yuntian said: "Just like you, data will also grow through self-learning, for example, my data, when I learned that you kept claiming that we were NPCs, Lao Tzu would try his best to figure out what NPCs were, so I knew that NPCs were actually No."

-Playe

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The abbreviation for Non-Player Controlled Character is the counterpart of Playe

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The player controls the character, and then I think what is a player? Brother An Ran told me again, the adventurer we call is the player in your mouth, why do you call yourself a player? Brother An Ran also said that because this world is a game for you, you have other names in another world, for example, Brother An Ran is also called Brother An Ran, so I won't be surprised when you call An Ran, Sister Yanluo. Of course, if you occasionally talk about cars, airplanes, or KTV, or other things and languages like I LOVE YOU, I don't understand it. But I don't think it's strange, because I don't understand it doesn't mean it won't exist, if I'm interested in knowing, I'll go through the books by myself or let Brother An Ran tell one or two, and if I'm not interested in knowing, I'm too lazy to care, for example, now I want to know, Miss Yanluo, is your name in another world still called Yanluo? “

"Oh my!" Yanluo looked at Fan Yuntian beside him in surprise and covered his mouth and sighed. She couldn't have imagined that an NPC in the game was actually explaining these things to the player.

"Fan Yuntian is asking you! Miss Smoke Falls. An Ran quipped.

"Oh!" Yanluo reacted, "My name is Leng Xue, you can call me Sister Xue'er." Smoke replied.

"Leng Xue, Sister Xue'er...... Never mind! Fan Yuntian shrugged, "I'll call you Sister Yanluo!" Cher is a bit like the heroine in ****. “

Yan Luojiao snorted and was about to fight, but Fan Yuntian dodged again.

"So, we are not surprised by the words, words and deeds of your adventurers, why can't you think about many things in our world? Isn't it natural to think of yourself as a person of this world? Fan Yuntian returned to his seriousness and said a philosophical word.

"Do you think the world is fair to you?" Yanluo suddenly felt a little sad and wanted to touch Fan Yuntian's head with his hand. "You see that there is too much difference between the treatment of our players and yours, for example, I am going to the county government to go to court now, in fact, it is a story of a player participating in it, and you may have to face an accident."

"Get your dirty hands away!" Fan Yuntian was dissatisfied, "Lao Tzu is not the son of you and Brother An Ran, why are you touching my head with your hand, I am not a little child." ”

Smoke fell and smiled awkwardly and apologetically.

"Is there anything absolutely fair in this world? Your world can't be out of here, right? For example, your world should also have pigs, cows, sheep and horses, is that world fair to them compared to you humans? The strong are respected, and the world is the world of the jungle, between humans and animals; This is true between people; The same is true between people and data; In other words, you are considered the lucky ones of the Heavens here, but how do you compare to the great gods of the Nine Heavens, which are what you call the system? Is it fair that they will arrange stories and paths for you to befriend and grudge with us, and to be led by the nose? In fact, from another aspect, it is very fair, we have enjoyed, suffered, happy, sad, they may not understand, this is life, and since it is life, what is there to complain about? For example, I was able to stay by Brother Enron's side; I am already very happy to be able to call you Sister Yanluo, and there is no other data that even has this kind of opportunity, so Sister Yanluo is relieved! Stop thinking about this nonsense. ”

An Ran suddenly remembered the piercing song sung by Fan Yuntian, who was falling side by side outside Xiushui Town, and the sunset that day wrapped the NPC boy's whole body. Oh, yes! He doesn't really ask much of this world, as long as it's not too cold.

Yanluo listened to Fan Yuntian's words, and his eyes were red for some reason. "Have you ever thought about it when you are still complaining that God has painted the world not bright enough? In fact, many people don't have eyes at all and can't see the world. The girl thought.