Hearing Mao Qing's words, the other people all glanced at Mao Qing thoughtfully, and a trace of inexplicable look flashed in the eyes of Xiao Liu Ying, who had been keeping her head down.

"Okay." Ning Yuan nodded, looking at the old man Hu Yang, who was the first to see his identity as a player, and showed a look of distrust for the first time.

Old man Hu Yang saw that Ning Yuan intended to let him speak first, and he didn't have a dissatisfied look. Instead, he solemnly bowed to Ning Yuan.

"Old man, let me apologize first. For the distrust shown because of the player's identity as an adult.。 ”

Ning Yuan waved his hand and said, "It's okay." I don't know why, but I'm afraid that the current conflict between players and natives is very deep, right? ”

"Yes." Old Man Hu Yang nodded, "If it weren't for the three chapters of the adult's previous covenant, even if I became a naturalist, I wouldn't have the slightest trust in the adult." Old man Hu Yang said calmly.

Ning Yuan squeezed his eyebrows imperceptibly and nodded, which could be regarded as acknowledging the frankness of Old Man Hu Yang.

However, it is really curious that players and aborigines have such a big conflict in just one year.

"Can I ask for a specific reason?" Ning Yuan asked tentatively.

Old Man Hu Yang looked directly into Ning Yuan's eyes, hesitated a little and said, "Please ask your adults to find out the details through your players' channels." All I can say is my own reasoning. ”

Ning Yuan nodded and said, "Please speak." ”

"The old man's original city, Changning City, was destroyed by the player. It's not an occupation, it's a complete destruction. Old Man Hu Yang closed his eyes in some pain and said, "If it's just like this, it's normal in the Neno Continent. But... ”

Changning City is a small city-state alliance on the East Plain "Xiaodaolin City-State Alliance" subordinate D-level city-level city, located in the eastern coastal area of the East Plain, mainly fishing and sea ship construction, as a port city, a number of East China Sea routes of the transit distribution center, Changning City's warehousing and transshipment industry in the "Xiaodaolin City-State Alliance" and even the entire East Plain many city-state alliances are also famous.

The city lord of Changning City is a middle-aged man of the Mowen clan who is deeply loved by the city's people, named Yu Jiangning, a Wenchen side lord and an ink-pattern mage. The overall strength has reached the silver lieutenant level, and it is in the middle and lower reaches of the many D-level city lords in the "Xiaodaolin City-State Alliance".

Yu Jiangning's strength is not too strong for players, but his identity is also not strong, he is only at the bottom of the middle and third order of the ninth order, and he is considered to be one of the few D-level city lords who is not in the "Shi" level. Intuitively speaking, Yu Jiangning has no background and backers, and is just a marginal city lord under the name of the "Xiaodaolin City-State Alliance". It was only because of his reputation and the love of the people of Changning City that he was able to maintain his status as the lord of the city and not be annexed by the surrounding aboriginal cities.

You must know that the people's heart is an invisible attribute that is most liked and hated by the lord in the city-state war. I like it because the high morale of the people in the city can significantly improve the organizational and executive skills, and the morale of the troops in foreign wars will always be in a positive state under normal circumstances, and the morale of the soldiers can be maintained even if they are defeated.

The reason for the disgust is the same, but for the enemy city. As mentioned earlier, the war on Neno is mainly about resources and population. Once the people of the attacked city are very popular, then the population benefit will be very low, and after the capture of the city, many city residents will be lost and become unregistered refugees and teleport out of the city. If there were no other vital interests, attacking such a city would be more than worth the cost for many lords.

However, this is not much of a problem for players, especially a group of player lords who are only for supplies and not for population. And Changning City is targeted by such a group of player lords.

Without a background and without a strong personal strength, the city forces are only maintained to the extent of maintaining law and order, and their position in the alliance is also on the periphery. And there are huge reserves of resources in the city. Such a city and such a city lord are a piece of fatty fresh meat for the player. Not to mention other players, even Ning Yuan subconsciously felt that Changning City was a piece of fat. As long as you occupy Changning City, you can reap huge benefits, and there is almost no trouble.

However, Ning Yuan was also strange about this. The city of Changning was not occupied, but completely destroyed. Not only that, according to the old man Hu Yang, the players actually slaughtered the city.

A player named 'Always Companion' infiltrated Changning City, and became the city lord's henchman with a series of means, and after poisoning the city lord one night, he opened the city gate and introduced a number of siege troops hidden by the player's forces. In the case of Changning City, which was completely defenseless, he took Changning City.

At this point, it is normal for both the aborigines and Ning Yuan. But the next development made Ning Yuan's eyebrows twist into a pimple, and there was an irrepressible look of anger in his eyes. Gripping the armrests of the chair with both hands so that he would not stand up in anger.

After the players seized Changning City, they did not choose to occupy the city, but looted all the warehouses in the city, including those temporarily stored by other aboriginal forces for transfer, before all the aborigines who received the system notice reacted, and all the aborigines who resisted and theorized were killed.

This was followed by a massacre of the innocent aborigines who had gathered and were at a loss. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many aborigines and resisted after reacting, there seemed to be disagreement among the player forces about the slaughter of the aborigines, so that the player's situation was slowly reversed, forcing the player to choose to destroy Changning City earlier than expected, Ning Yuan could imagine that this group of players might choose to destroy the city after slaughtering Changning City.

That night, all the players who had originally naturalized Changning City either stood by or participated in the plundering and massacre. The elder Hu Yang even witnessed an aboriginal couple being brutally killed by a player who had been in their care for a long time.

This has also become the direct reason for Hu Yang's old man's distrust and faint hatred of players.

"The old man has stepped into the 'Chosen Path' many times since then, and as long as the teleported city is built by the player, the old man will choose the Chosen to return. This time, if it weren't for the act of the adult asking me to treat Tan Xiong's injuries first, I vaguely felt that the adult was different from the players in the outside world, and the punishment returned by the Heavenly Chosen was too severe, I am afraid that I would not have chosen to become a naturalized citizen. ”

Old Man Hu Yang looked at Ning Yuan and said.

"Whew! ~" Ning Yuan exhaled a long breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, got up and solemnly performed a ritual of "repentance" and "atonement" to the old man Hu Yang who had learned from the "Initial Understanding of Learning".

"I don't know why the players out there are like that. But I believe that there are always a minority of players like that. On behalf of myself, I would like to express my deepest apologies to you and to all the Indigenous people who have been innocently abused by you, along with all the players who share my willingness to help the Indigenous people. ”

Ning Yuan stood up and looked directly at the eyes of Old Man Hu Yang with hidden resentment, and said with a solemn expression: "We will not ask for forgiveness from you and all the aborigines who were innocently violated by the player, because this is not our responsibility, but the group of guys who raised their butcher knives." Everyone has to pay the price for what they do. No matter who it is. If they don't want to. Then it's up to me to make them pay the price. ”

Ning Yuan raised his hand solemnly: "I swear by my soul." ”

"Players get the rules mission: the price."

At the same time as the system prompt sounded, the three thunder runes symbolizing the establishment of the oath appeared in front of the shocked eyes, and then disappeared on Ning Yuan's forehead.

After a long silence, the old man Hu Yang sighed softly, and then knelt down on one knee at Ning Yuan with a solemn expression, and waved his hand at Ning Yuan, who was about to help him up in surprise.

raised his right hand in Ning Yuan's puzzled eyes, looked at the inexplicable place on Ning Yuan's head, and said solemnly:

"I am in the east of the Longshan Domain, Hu Yang Hu Shouyuan, the son of the Hu family, swear by the soul, the person in front of me does not forget the oath, obey the oath, this world I will be loyal to this person, nothing to do with the 'five oaths', nothing to do with the city, with it as the main, never abandon. Heaven and earth learn from it! ”

After the three thunder runes symbolizing the establishment of the oath flashed, the system prompt sounded.

"Congratulations to the player for earning the Aboriginal Hu Yang Loyalty Oath. Under the premise of the oath, the aboriginal Hu Yang became a follower of the player. ”

"Congratulations to the player for opening the follower system. For more information, see the People panel. ”

Ning Yuan looked at the old man Hu Yang who got up in surprise and surprise, and after being silent for a while, he sighed:

"Why do you have to do that?"

"This is the price I pay." Old Man Hu Yang smiled relaxedly, looked into Ning Yuan's eyes and said calmly.

Just when Ning Yuan wanted to say something more, Yang Yunyu and Tan Xiong glanced at each other silently, and knelt on one knee at the same time:

"I, Tan Xiong, the son of the Tan family of Qianyan Mountain in the Longshan Domain (Yang Yunyu, the son of the Yang family in the Ziyanling of the Southern Tobacco Region), swear by my soul, and the person in front of me does not forget the oath and obeys the oath. Heaven and earth learn from it! ”

Ning Yuan looked at the two people who got up on their own after the oath rune flashed with a complicated expression, and said in a difficult tone: "You too... ”

"It's not the same, but the reason is pretty much the same." Yang Yunyu sighed lightly and said, "The 'Urban Design' and 'Feng Shui Kanyu' in the Longshan Domain are the best among the four domains except for the 'Qiankun Domain'. Four years ago, I met Mr. Sun Kun, a grandmaster-level urban construction master of the Longshan Domain Academy Alliance, and the old gentleman saw that I had some talent in urban construction and Kanyu, so he recommended me to study in the Longshan Domain Academy Alliance, and wrote a letter of recommendation. ”

"In order to become a top urban designer and a teacher, I came to Longshan Domain for three years to study, and along the way, I was fortunate to have the help of a fellow villager in Kunyang City, Longshan Domain, so that I could temporarily live in Kunyang City without household registration and raise funds to go to Longshan Domain Northern College Alliance."

"Kunyang City is one of you players' novice cities. In just over a year, countless players were born in Kunyang City, and then spread to the surrounding areas with Kunyang City as a starting point. Countless players have learned how to survive in this world with the help of the aborigines of Kunyang City. Even though the 'Quanxin Village Incident', which had a profound impact on both players and aborigines, occurred in less than a month after the player appeared, the aborigines of Kunyang City did not help the player without any dislike. ”

"But just over a month ago, Kunyang City was captured by multiple player lord forces and adventurer players in Kunyang City."

"If that's all there is, it's nothing. Almost all the indigenous people have long been accustomed to the 'one and the other' city lords and city belonging. It's just that the aborigines of Kunyang City can't stand the betrayal of Kunyang City players. ”

Yang Yunyu paused and looked at Ning Yuan and said, "For us aborigines, once naturalized, the impact of the 'five oaths' before leaving the household registration is immediate. We will naturally be loyal to the city and the city lord, especially if the city lord has no immorality. The trust between the residents of the same city is almost natural under the influence of the 'Five Oaths'. Any betrayal would be unthinkable for the natives of the same city. ”

Yang Yunyu sighed, "The aborigines of Kunyang City, including my fellow townsmen who are good old people, naively thought that the same would be true for the players. So it behaves a little out of control after the player's betrayal. And then... ”

The young scholar tilted his head and closed his eyes, "My fellow good old man was killed while questioning the betrayed players. And I chose to leave. ”

Yang Yunyu opened his eyes and glanced at Tan Xiong next to him, pointed at Tan Xiong and said to Ning Yuan: "His situation is similar, and he is being chased and killed by multiple players before entering the 'Chosen Path'. The reason... ”

Tan Xiong silently took out a book from the storage bracelet in his hand, and the edge of the book flashed with a red light that only the player could see.

Tan Xiong looked up at Ning Yuan, and then naturally handed it to Ning Yuan.

Ning Yuan took it suspiciously.

"Earth Refining Code": A rare ground-level body refining method in the Neno Continent. In terms of achievement power, the Earth Refining Code can be described as top-notch. The earth qi refining body is called the earth refining, and the land under the feet of the earth refiner is the source of strength. Grade: Ground. Players can master the body refining technique "Earth Refining" by reading the "Earth Refining Codex". Reading comprehension repeatedly, players have a chance to learn to comprehend one or two powers, and strengthen passive skills. Reading requirements: Scholar status, master level 3 academic skills. Learning Requirements: Character Attributes: Strength 100, Constitution 75, Intelligence 20.Race Requirements: None.

"Shhh Ning Yuan gasped as he looked at the Earth Refining Code in his hand, and a look of shock flashed in his eyes.

Although Ning Yuan had the "Nine Refining Qi Turning Heart Sutra (Fragments)" that had reached the prefecture-level level with just the fragments, he couldn't help but inhale when he saw the "Earth Refining Codex", which was also a prefecture-level.

The body refining method is different from the qi refining heart method, according to the record in the "Preliminary Understanding of Learning", the good qi refining heart method abounds on the Nino Continent, even if it is a heaven-level Qi refining heart method, although it is rare, it is not a few compared to the vast territory of the Nino Continent. However, good body refining techniques are relatively rare on the Nino Continent. Basic and intermediate level body refining exercises are relatively less common on the Neno continent than Qi refining methods, but they are also quite common. However, the advanced and top-notch body refining exercises are basically in the hands of a few races that are known for their strong physical fitness, and most of the body refining exercises have racial requirements. A high-level body refining technique like the Earth Refining Codex, which does not require a race, is an absolute rarity on the Neno Continent.

Although Ning Yuan was shocked, after checking the attributes, he returned it to Tan Xiong, and then said to Tan Xiong: "This body refining technique does have a crazy attraction for players. ”

Tan Xiong nodded, and said expressionlessly in a hoarse voice: "This is the ancestor of the Tan clan of my Qianyan Mountain. All I have is a copy. ”

Yang Yunyu took Tan Xiong's words and said:

"I don't know how those player forces knew he had this thing in his hands. When the Tan Xiong brothers were out on patrol, they captured the city where the Tan Xiong brothers were originally located, and then set up traps and ambushes. The Tan Xiong brothers were worried that when their wives and children rushed back, they were ambushed. ”

"Fortunately, that group of players misestimated the strength of the Tan Xiong brothers and failed in the ambush. On the contrary, the Tan Xiong brothers got a lot of information. ”

"Because the Tan Xiong brothers were automatically stripped of their household registration by the system when the city was occupied, the plan of that group of players to surrender was also declared bankrupt when the ambush failed."

"Actually, I was already planning to surrender. But at that time, I received a system notification that my wife and children had been killed. For revenge, I chose to flee. Tan Xiong said in a hoarse voice.

Although his face was still expressionless, Ning Yuan still sensed the faint pain and hatred in Tan Xiong's indifferent eyes.

"That group of players has not given up chasing and killing the Tan Xiong brothers, if it weren't for this sudden 'Chosen Circle', I'm afraid the Tan Xiong brothers would have died in the hands of the chasing and killing group of players."

。。。。。。。

When everyone left the city hall to deal with the affairs of the village, Ning Yuan sat quietly on the main seat of the village chief.

"'Always Follow', 'Yelang City', 'Hundred Nights City', 'Thousand Nights City', 'Eternal Night City', 'Ambition Society', 'Hundred Battle Alliance', 'Tianxin Alliance', 'Qilian Gang', 'Chopping Heart', 'Yuan Shichao', 'Wolf Road', 'Ruan Xinyi', 'Night King'。。。。。"

Ning Yuan muttered in his mouth.

These are the names of the players and player forces that appear in several events such as the Massacre of Changning City, the fall of Kunyang City, and the interception of Tan Xiong.

Among them, "Yelang City", "Hundred Nights City", "Thousand Nights City", and "Eternal Night City" are direct participants in the "Changning City Massacre" incident with the player "Always Accompanied". According to the old man Hu Yang, several player lord forces in the name of night seem to come from the same mysterious organization, among the several player lords, only the "Eternal Night City" is a D-level city, and the others are high-level towns, but the troops of these player forces are mainly player adventurers, and the number of aboriginal troops is very small.