Chapter 5: Confrontation (I)
After reorganizing the information related to the wandering merchant in his memory, Zhao Dabao stopped the merchant. Again and again he carefully looked at his cart of goods, and again and again he pretended to talk to the wandering merchant casually.
"I don't know what to call this brother? Are you a local? I don't look like it. Otherwise, how could you do business in such a remote place, so I couldn't find it after looking for a long time. ”
Businessmen, especially those like the vagabonds, who need to walk the streets and peddle their goods, do not have a sharp mouth. Now that Zhao Dabao took the initiative to communicate with him, his conversation box was opened all of a sudden.
"This big brother, you are really good eyesight! The younger brother Ma Seventeen was originally doing such a small business in Gaoliu Town. There are still a few merchants like me in Gao Liu Town, and the business is not very good. By chance, I heard that there was not a single wandering merchant like me in this No. 6 village, so I pressed all my family resources and came here. ”
"It's my bad luck to say that this is also my luck. Who would have thought that there would be an extra gang of bandits on the road from Gaoliu Town to this No. 6 village? If I hadn't run fast, you wouldn't have seen me, big brother. ”
However, although the younger brother picked up a life, he lost a batch of goods due to panic, and even the little money he carried with him was also lost. Alas......"
Speaking of this, the wandering merchant Ma Seventeen sighed with a look of helplessness. Just for a moment, he turned back into that flattering smiling face, and said to Zhao Dabao: Forget it, don't talk about these small sad pasts. Big brother, what are you buying here? I see that you haven't made up your mind for a long time, so why don't you let the little one give it to you......
Hearing that Ma Seventeen said that he had a batch of goods missing, Zhao Dabao knew that his opportunity had come. He didn't wait for Ma XVII to continue, and then he interrupted him.
"Oh? And such a thing? Brother Ma, your luck is a little worse. However, this money is something outside the body, and as long as the person is okay, it is still a good thing. ”
"Alas!"
Hearing Zhao Dabao say this, the merchant Ma Seventeen sighed again, and his expression became helpless again.
"That being said, I know it very well in my own heart. But I bought those goods with all my money! Now that I'm so lost, how can I have the face to go back to see my wife and child. They're all at home waiting for me to come home with a full load! ”
"And such a thing? Then Brother Ma, why don't you go and get those lost goods back? As long as you can recall those lost goods, won't they all be back to what you originally envisioned? ”
"I want to get the lost goods back, too. But my goods were lost on Wolf Slope, which was full of ferocious wolves, and a wolf king who had opened his mind. I, an ordinary man, finally picked up a life from the hands of a bandit, how dare I risk my life again? As you said, now that I haven't had an accident, it's already a blessing in misfortune, how dare I expect so much! ”
"Brother Ma, in the vast sea of people, it is also a kind of fate that you and I can meet in this No. 6 village. If you can trust me, I can help you get your lost goods back. ”
"Really?"
Hearing Zhao Dabao's words, Ma Seventeen suddenly became extremely excited. He stepped in front of Zhao Dabao in one step, quietly grabbed Zhao Dabao's hands, his eyes were full of tears, and he said to Zhao Dabao with a choked voice: Big brother, are you telling the truth? If you can really help me get those goods back, I, I'......
Looking at Ma Seventeen, who became unable to even speak because of excitement, Zhao Dabao's heart couldn't help but be secretly proud. The task is about to be completed, and he seems to have seen the money in the future, so how can he not be surprised?
But what Zhao Dabao didn't expect was that when the plot came here, some changes suddenly occurred that he didn't expect.
He had thought that the wandering merchant Ma Seventeen would take advantage of the situation to give him this task of finding the lost goods, and smoothly opened the first link of his series of tasks to collect this Ma Seventeen. Unexpectedly, Ma Qiqi suddenly let go of his hand and shook his head incessantly.
"No, this is absolutely not going to work! Big brother, I know you're a good person. Seeing that my little brother is in trouble, you want to help me. But the more this happens, the more the little brother can't let you go. You don't know, those wild wolves are all extremely fierce, and there is a wolf king who has opened his mind to command. You, like me, are just a mortal, how can you be their opponent. I would never take such a risk to you for the sake of my own personal gain. That's the end of this matter, don't talk about it, big brother. Your kind-hearted little brother understands it, but you don't have to mention this matter again. ”
When Zhao Dabao heard Ma Seventeen's words, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It was as if there were thousands of alpacas galloping past him in his mind. 'Damn, what is this?' It's not the same script I know! ’
No, there must be some reason in this that I don't know about the mission that has changed a bit. So why did this change happen? ’
There was not much time left for Zhao Dabao, and at this time, Ma Qiqi was sorting out the goods in the truck that had been overturned by Zhao Dabao before, and it seemed that he was about to part ways with him.
This is not good, once you miss this opportunity, you don't know when you will be able to meet it again next time. In case he misses this task because of this, Zhao Dabao doesn't even know who to cry with.
What's the problem? Zhao Dabao began to recall word by word the conversation between him and Ma Seventeen.
'There's nothing wrong!' That's how the player got this quest, why did it go wrong with me? Zhao Dabao recalled it over and over again, but he didn't find any mistakes. As time passed, he couldn't help but start to get nervous.
Could it be that I am really mistaken? But I remember that it was like this, yes! ’
"Big brother, you are a good person. But the more that happens, the more I can't let you take risks for me. Mortals like you and me could never be the match of those wild wolves. It was my luck to be able to meet you. Next time, if you have a fate, my little brother will definitely have a drink with you. This time, it's better to live like this! ”
Just when Zhao Dabao was still thinking hard about what went wrong, Ma Qiqi on the side had already sorted out the items on his truck, said goodbye to Zhao Dabao, and was about to push the car away.
'Wait, mortal, I thought of it! ’
"Brother Ma, wait a minute, I have something to say!"
Ma Seventeen's words of farewell to him made Zhao Dabao finally think of the problem. He shouted loudly to stop Ma Seventeen and to make a final effort.
In "Fantasy", all level 0 NPCs are mortals who do not have any cultivation and no trace of combat ability. Therefore, they look at the same level 0 players and adopt the same way of cognition. Although Zhao Dabao's current attributes are not inferior to those of level 20 players, they are even much higher. But in Ma Seventeen's opinion, Zhao Dabao is the same as him, a mortal without the slightest combat power. In this way, he naturally would not award the task to Zhao Dabao.
"Brother Ma, you wait first! It's not too late to say goodbye after I finish speaking, isn't it? ”
looked at Zhao Dabao, who stepped forward and blocked his way. Although Ma Seventeen wanted to ignore him, he just left. But because of the situation just now, I am afraid that this will make the good person in my heart misunderstand me. He still stopped, wanting to hear what Zhao Dabao had to say.
Seeing that Ma Seventeen stopped, Zhao Dabao finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Ma Seventeen is willing to listen to him, she still has a chance to get this task.
"Brother Ma, you must know that I am an alien. We aliens are different from the natives like you. As soon as we are born, we have cultivation in our bodies; And no matter how low our cultivation is, we still have the ability to come back from the dead. This is the biggest difference between us and you. Think about it, no matter what kind of person I am, I won't risk my life to mess around, right? If I'm not sure, how dare I say I'm going to help you? ”
Hearing Zhao Dabao say this, Ma Seventeen began to hesitate. There was a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"Brother Zhao, that's good! If you can bring 20 feathers of a sharp-billed chicken not far from the village, I believe you have the ability to go to the Wolf Slope. Otherwise, don't mention it again. I'm staying in the house at the end of the alley for the time being, and once you've collected 20 feathers from a sharp-billed chicken, go there and look for me at night. ”
After saying this, he pushed the cart past Zhao Dabao without looking back, and quickly disappeared from Zhao Dabao's sight.
Zhao Dabao, who received the task, did not stop him again, but walked towards the outside of the village with a smile on his face.
The Wandering Merchant's Ordeal: In a secluded alley in the village of Six, you meet the wandering merchant Ma Seventeen. In a conversation with him, you learn about the difficulties he is facing. Kind you, offered to help him, but he was also kind to him and refused on the grounds that you were not strong enough. Not wanting to miss this opportunity to help others, you persuaded him. In the end, under your repeated persuasion, Ma Seventeen gave you a chance to prove your strength. Bring him 20 Sharp-beaked Feathers to prove that you are a sorcerer who is truly capable of solving problems for him, and not a well-meaning mortal.
The Lizuak Chicken is the most common and weakest monster in the Novice Village. They don't look much different from normal chickens, except that they are twice as big, their beaks are sharper, and they have a brightly colored feather on the top of their heads.
They are between level 1 and 3 and do not have any skills. The fighting style is mostly to rush to the opponent quickly, and the sharp mouth is mainly pecked.
But even so, they have made the vast majority of players who are new to the game a stab. In addition to the fact that they are actively aggressive, more importantly, they tend to live together in small groups in their teens and twenties.
Walking out of the novice village, you can see the picture of players forming a group to kill the lispop chicken. After half a day of adaptation, players can now deal with these monsters in an effective team mode.
As with all games, one of the problems that arises in Fantasy is that there are too many people in the novice village. A small colony of lisbocks will often usher in several ten-person squads to round up and kill.
Zhao Dabao didn't want to be so stupid with other players to prevent other players from grabbing monsters for a while, and waiting for the refresh of the sharp-mouthed chicken for a while.
There are many places for a chicken, and he is not the only one on his body.
Therefore, Zhao Dabao, who walked out of the No. 6 village, did not stop at all. After looking at the direction, we walked towards our destination.
After seeing that he had walked a certain distance, the little bird who had been waiting at the entrance of the village dialed the news of the sixth master's death. While carefully falling behind Zhao Dabao, he conveyed the information of Zhao Dabao's location to the sixth master.
"Sixth master, that kid is finally out of the village. He's heading in the direction of your mine! I'll be right behind him, and you'll get ready. ”
In the No. 6 Village Mine, dozens of players are killing monsters and digging mines in an orderly manner. The atmosphere was very warm. The sixth master, who had just killed a giant rat that was a man long, showed a hideous expression on his face after being notified by the bird.
"Brothers, let's stop what we're doing. The boy I told you about has finally come out, and he's walking this way to the mine, and the bird has been following him. This time, he must not be allowed to run away again. Huazi, you take your team with me to go outside to intercept this kid, and the others continue. ”
After listening to the sixth master's instructions, the player named Huazi beckoned the ten players of his team and walked towards the outside of the mine. The other players were gossiping well-wishers, and their operation was a complete success.
Speaking of Zhao Dabao, since there were still a lot of players on the way to the mine, he didn't notice that someone behind him had been following him. It wasn't until he entered the range of the mine, and it was difficult to see the player's figure anymore, that he noticed the anomaly around him. However, by this time, it was already too late. Twelve players, including Sixth Master, Huazi, and Little Bird, have already surrounded him.
At this time, Zhao Dabao realized that he had committed one of the biggest taboos. He had always thought that the game had just begun, and that no one would waste time on an average player like him. As everyone knows, the moment he walked into the room of the village chief Hu Zhuxiong, he was no longer an ordinary player in the eyes of other players.
However, this is also a good thing. It will allow him to regain his guard and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. For players at this stage, the maximum level is level 3. More than a dozen, and he can still handle it. If he waited until the player's level was going up, and he wanted to get the treasure, he would be really dumbfounded.
Looking at the leader of the other party, that is, the sixth master, Zhao Dabao arched his hand and said loudly.
"Everyone, the younger brother and you don't know each other, it shouldn't be an old enemy; The game has just been running, and the little brother has not had any conflicts with anyone, and there are no new grudges. It's not an old grudge or a new grudge, I don't know what you mean by surrounding your little brother like this? ”
didn't seem to want to turn his face with Zhao Dabao immediately, the sixth master also smiled and hugged his fists, and also replied to Zhao Dabao loudly.
"It's not interesting, it's just that the brothers have something to ask your Excellency. I just don't know if Your Excellency is willing to sell our brother a face, tell the truth. ”
"Oh? Is that all? I don't know what answer you want from my little brother. ”
"Fantasy" is a game where there is no penalty for death until you leave the novice village. There will be no loss of items, level, or experience on the body. But there is only one point, the time corresponding to the level (1 minute for level 1) is unavoidable. It is precisely because of this that the other party should have taken action, so it did not take immediate action. It's just a matter of time when you can't go online, and you have to go through a low level in the early stage, and it won't have too much impact. The time it takes to travel back and forth is what matters. Zhao Dabao is very clear about this in his heart.
It's impossible to be good today. But since the other party didn't take the lead, he didn't mean to do it directly. Keep playing haha and deal with it.
If you can't do it, try not to do it. In "Fantasy", there is a system called merit and karma. The impact of this system on players is very large. The player's faction division - (+200 positive, -200 demons, in between, evil), the attitude of NPCs towards the player, some exercises, skill learning, and equipment requirements are all related to this.
Doing good gains merit and increasing karma for evil.
The Inspection Division that Zhao Dabao has decided to join is a direct unit of the Great Xia Empire, and he will never allow the camp of its internal members to be 'demons'. In other words, Zhao Dabao's karma cannot exceed 200 points.
The easiest way to increase karma is to kill living beings. Depending on the creature killed, the karma gained will vary. For example, if you kill a thousand chickens, you won't necessarily get 1 karma. If you can kill a person, your karma will increase by at least 5 points, and even up to 100 points. Depending on the method of killing, the identity of the target, and the situation at the time, it will increase or decrease.
One of these points is that the side that actively attacks will definitely gain more than 10 karma points.
The number of opponents is 12, and once Zhao Dabao takes the initiative to kill all the opponents, he will also gain at least 120 karma points. In this way, there will be some impact on his future entry into the Audit Division.
After all, there is no guarantee that he will not have any accidents and gain 80 karma points in the process of reaching level 20 in the future.
Once karma is obtained, it can only be reduced by merit. Other than that, there is hardly any way.
This is also the reason why Zhao Dabao is still willing to go down with the other party in such a vain way.