Chapter 16: Visiting Old Friends
It turns out that this is not a dream, Qin Xun looked at the already yellowed parchment in his hand and shook his head with a wry smile
Anyway, it's been almost two months since I came to this world, and if the Supreme Venerable isn't lying, then the only way to return to the real world is to defeat the Immortal King, but...
A quick knock on the door interrupted Qin Xun's thoughts, Qin Xun rolled up the parchment paper and clipped it to a book scattered on the table and walked towards the door, Qin Xun who opened the door was very strange to see Hibiscus standing at the door in pajamas, panting
"What's the matter, what's the matter that made you panic like this"
"Somebody's coming, it's... It's a player."
"Players? Where are they? ”
"Yes, they're from the Ancestral Temple," Hibiscus replied, gasping for air, beads of sweat running down her cheeks and soaking the collar of her pajamas
"The Ancestral Temple? So Qiu Qi is also here, take me over quickly, now at this time, you need manpower" Qin Xun tidied up his makeup a little and walked towards the hall
On the leather sofa in the center of the hall sat a blonde man in a white dress, the man put down the black tea in his hand and turned to look at Qin Xun, got up politely, opened his arms and wanted to hug Qin Xun
"Long time no see, Qiu Qi," Qin Xun hugged the man excitedly, with a happy look on his face
"It's been a long time, I didn't expect you to be here," Qiu Qi sat back on the sofa and said to Qin Xun after the hug
"How did you know I was here" Qin Xun picked up the teapot on the side and poured black tea into the cup, and the rich aroma of tea instantly filled Qin Xun's nasal cavity
"Actually, I didn't know you were here, but I heard that someone in Wangdu bought the top level of Eriquelia, so I wanted to take this opportunity to visit, I thought it would be some businessman, but I didn't expect it to be my old friend"
"Is that so," Qin Xun nodded, raised the teacup in his hand, tasted the black tea in the cup, and said
"That's right, because since I came to this world, I've found that things about the real world are being forgotten more and more quickly, so I want to gain a foothold in this world before I can harm my own interests."
"As a businessman, you will take your own interests into account in everything you do."
"While adapting to this world, I was also looking for other players as much as possible, and although it wasn't particularly smooth, it was still rewarding."
"Looking for other players? So what did you find?"
"I think there's one thing I want to explain to you in advance, after coming to this world, in addition to having the same five senses as in the real world, one of the most important things is that after we die in this world, we can't be resurrected in the temple like in the game."
"Can't... Resurrected? Qin Xun stared at the black tea in Qiu Qi's hand and trembled slightly, but Qiu Qi still had a serious face
"Yes, because I witnessed my fellow player die in battle," said Church, putting down his teacup with a sad expression
"Fighting? Have you fought before?"
"Yes, it was the 8th day of my arrival in this world, and I found a companion who had the same experience as me, and we were going to go to the royal capital together to find the others, but..."
"But how"
"But after we came to the royal capital, we planned to separate in the city to find a companion like us, but on the second night of our arrival in the royal capital, my companion was attacked by someone else, and when I found him, it was too late, and his body did not disperse into a digital state in the game and returned to the temple to be reforged and resurrected, but became a real corpse like in the real world."
"So, have you found the rest of your buddies?"
"I found it, but after they knew that death would not be resurrected, they became reluctant to do something life-threatening like crusading against Warcraft, but some people were extremely excited because they felt that they had really come to the so-called other world, and they were probably the protagonists of novels or movies."
"It's normal to be reluctant to take risks after knowing the fact that death cannot be resurrected, because the fear of death is an instinct after all."
"That being said, I formed a chamber of commerce called the Ancestral Temple, firstly to earn the currency needed to live in this world, and secondly, to avoid the situation where low-level players would die by doing bounty missions."
"Trade is indeed a low-risk action to make money, but trade requires a lot of negotiations, do you have enough manpower?"
"You can rest assured, except for the people who hold the main positions of the Chamber of Commerce and the guards of the Chamber of Commerce are players, the rest are hired NPCs, and the NPCs in this world don't seem to have their own needs and emotions in addition to pre-arranged things like the NPCs in the game, giving people the same feeling as us."
"That's true, and some of the rules of this world are not exactly the same as the Einplanck we know, not so much to travel into the game as to the otherworldly continent with the same name"
Church didn't say anything but stared silently at the black tea in the teacup, the heat of the black tea slowly drifted into the air, Church sighed and put the teacup back on the table
"Anyway, do you know anything else?"
"So far, I only know so much, except for the patrol team, the rest of the members of the Chamber of Commerce I have formed are mainly engaged in life, just like me, I have no combat ability, but I am proficient in business."
"In other words, your Chamber of Commerce is just a Chamber of Commerce as its name suggests."
"Yes, but we have infiltrated 70% of the business activities of the royal capital so far, so there is almost no need to worry too much about money."
"In this way, we will have enough capital to carry out my new exploration and expansion in the future."
"Theoretically, this is true, but I still want to ask you for help, since the chance of dying in the world that comes here will be much higher than in real life, so I invite you to become the bodyguard of our caravan in the name of the head of the Chamber of Commerce."
"It's really not too much of a problem to become a bodyguard, but the main goal now is to find more partners, and only by uniting in a strange world will the risk of death be greatly reduced."
"Money is not a problem, our chamber of commerce is a strong shield for your funds, but it is your responsibility to ensure our safety"
"As long as the problem of money is solved, every step will be carried out very well," Qin Xun finished speaking, then picked up the teapot and poured tea into his and Qiu Qi's teacups, and the rich fragrance of tea wafted out of the teapot again
At the moment, it seems that this is the best option...