Chapter 4: The Wandering Merchant
"Village chiefs like your eldest brother and I are responsible for cultivating and screening your seeds. If an extremely good seed appears in our village, we will also receive rewards from the Empire, the Sect, and the Cave Mansion. On the other hand, if we don't have good seeds in our village, we will be punished accordingly. ”
"Take your eldest brother and me as an example. I was born in the Imperial Army, and I was fortunate enough to join the Inspectorate and become an Inspector. If it weren't for your seeds, I would be like this for the rest of my life. At most, he is the head of the sub-office of the inspection department of a county. ”
"But the emergence of your seeds has given me hope for further growth. Every time I discover and cultivate an excellent seed for the Empire, I can get a reward from the Empire. The greater the quantity and quality of the seeds, the greater and greater the rewards. Such a reward will allow me to drastically shorten my cultivation time, improve my cultivation talent, and take up a higher position within the empire. ”
"The existence of those bandits is the most important part of the test for cultivators like you and me. The first village to deal with these bandits, whether it is a seed of real action like you or a village chief like me, will receive huge rewards from the empire, the sect, and the cave government prepared in advance. ”
"You call me big brother, and I also see you as my brother. Brother, you just have to rest assured, the eldest brother will never harm you. The eldest brother knows that you are also a person with a heart, otherwise you would never have been so penanced after being led to it. Believe in Big Brother, once you can be the first to complete this task alone, you will gain far more than you can imagine. ”
"Big brother knows that you won't fully trust me if I just use words to draw such a big pie for you. But you must believe that you, the eldest brother, will never harm you. ”
"That's good, so that you can add some trust to me as a big brother. I've decided to give you something extra than the reward you deserve. In this way, it will not only increase the trust you have in what I am saying, but also increase your chances of completing this task faster. Although this will put your big brother and me in a little danger, it is nothing compared to the final harvest. ”
Speaking of this, Hu Zhuxiong took out two books of Gu Feng Linlin from the mustard seed bag on his waist. handed one of them directly to Zhao Dabao's hands; The other was just shown to him, and then put it away.
At this time, Zhao Dabao, although he still looked so calm. But his heart has long been boiling like a sea of fire. He knew he had to guess right.
What Hu Zhuxiong told him was the precondition for that legendary unusually secretive mission. In Zhao Dabao's memory, there were a few very few players who, after leaving the novice village, had already joined the sect when other players were still struggling to find their way out, and had obtained a good attack and a lot of skills. Not only that, but each of them will have an NPC powerhouse who is closely connected to them. You can get a lot of resources from those NPCs on a steady stream.
Until the end of Zhao Dabao's memory, these players did not fully explain the mystery. It is just that they have completed a task assigned by the village chief in the novice village, and the subsequent qiē is also thanks to the help of the novice village head.
Zhao Dabao didn't know what was going on before, but after Hu Zhuxiong told him, he finally figured out the key thoroughly.
The NPCs in "Fantasy" are not NPCs in the traditional sense. Each of them is an individual, not much different from the player. Naturally, they will make different decisions for their own benefit.
Even if Hu Zhuxiong didn't give him any other rewards, just so that he could join the sect in advance, Zhao Dabao would definitely agree.
The Inspectorate mentioned by Hu Zhuxiong is not very well-known in the game. This sect is extremely mysterious, and the number of players who can join is not even a handful. So there is very little information about it. Even Zhao Dabao doesn't know much about it. Just a friend of the players who was lucky enough to join the Inspectorate has a general idea of the exercises, skills, tasks, and functions it can provide.
But even so, the Inspection Division is also a sect that Zhao Dabao had imagined that if it was possible, he would definitely join. This is in his vision, and it is the third sect that wants to join. And the reason why it is only ranked third is more because Zhao Dabao does not know how to join. If he could clearly know the specific way to join it, this mysterious inspection department would definitely be the first choice for the sect that Zhao Dabao wanted to join.
The reason is very simple, this inspector is a department of the Great Xia Empire in the game that is specially used to investigate and deal with any individual or collective that is unfavorable to the Great Xia Empire. Players who are able to join it will enjoy a lot of quality treatment that other players can't dream of.
Zhao Dabao did not lack any exercises, skills, and equipment, so when choosing a sect, his focus was more on whether this sect would bring him more benefits in other aspects. And these are precisely the greatest advantages that the Audit Division has.
What Zhao Dabao didn't expect was that because of the extreme joy in his heart, he neglected to give Hu Zhuxiong any response. Hu Zhuxiong, who was so annoyed that he was annoyed, offered him even bigger chips, two skill books.
What was shown to him was a skill book for the detective skill 'Insight', which is absolutely indispensable in the game. What was directly handed over to him was the vocational skill book that he needed most at present, and it was also the most scarce in the novice village.
Codex (Learnable): This is a code of spells called 'Witch Charm', which can be used to immediately acquire the skill 'Witch Charm'.
Witch Spell: Level 1 (level 10), chant a spell for 5 seconds, supplemented by 10 mudras, attach magic power to both hands or weapons, magic weapons. For each attack, deal an additional 10 mana damage to the target. Consumes 20 mana, lasts 30 minutes, and has a cooldown of 5 minutes.
Using the code that recorded the 'witch curse', Zhao Dabao responded to Hu Zhuxiong with a straight face.
"Don't worry, the eldest brother, the younger brother will definitely live up to the trust of the eldest brother!"
Hearing Zhao Dabao's unusually affirmative Duff, Hu Zhuxiong, who had been expressionless and looked very dignified, suddenly burst into a smile again. He slapped Zhao Dabao's shoulder a few times with his thick palm again, and said: I knew you would definitely agree! Brother Xian is a believer at first glance, and he will never disappoint my eldest brother. That qiē will be entrusted to you, the virtuous brother. Remember, be fast! The height at which you and I will stand in the future depends on how quickly you complete the task of suppressing bandits!
"Big brother, don't worry, in a few days, I will let you see the heads of those three bandit leaders!"
Without staying too long, after negotiating everything, Zhao Dabao said goodbye to Hu Zhuxiong, left his courtyard, and began to prepare for the completion of the task of suppressing bandits.
Although he didn't achieve his original goal this time, the harvest was enough to satisfy him. Anyway, the village chief is in the last link in the money-making task he wants to complete. The reason why I looked for him first was simply because he was easier to find. And with his current friendship with Hu Zhuxiong, Hu Zhuxiong will not refuse him at all for that little thing.
The prerequisite for entering the village dungeon is to reach level 20, and if Zhao Dabao wants to complete this task, all he needs to do at present is to improve his level as much as possible.
But what he didn't know was that the second he walked out of Hu Zhuxiong's house, there was already an extra tail behind her.
If it is in the wild, with Zhao Dabao's current perception of 30, he will definitely be able to discover the other party's storage. But now it is in the novice village, surrounded by people, and Zhao Dabao does not have the consciousness of being targeted, so he has not found it.
After taking a brief turn around the village and taking some simple tasks from the hands of a few NPCs that could obtain some essential life skills, Zhao Dabao walked towards the outside of the village.
The Butcher's Troubles: The village of No. 6 suddenly has a lot of strangers, making it impossible for the butcher to supply the meat ingredients in the village on his own as usual. This once bothered him immensely. Your presence has led him to find a solution to this dilemma. He decided to teach you the 'splitting' skill and asked you to help him get the meat. Turn in 100 pieces of meat of any variety to the butcher before it gets dark tonight! Otherwise, the angry butcher will let you know how powerful his knife is.
Segmentation: Level 1 (Level 10), practical tips for effectively disposing of animal carcasses.
Blacksmith's troubles: There are suddenly a lot of strangers in the sixth village, which makes the blacksmith's business extremely hot. But this also had a bad consequence, the blacksmith's raw material reserves were insufficient. If he continues like this, he will lose a lot of income. Your appearance has given him a glimmer of light. He has decided to teach you the skill of 'mining' and let you help him obtain various ore raw materials. Turn in 100 pieces of ore of any type to the blacksmith before it gets dark tonight! Otherwise, the angry blacksmith will let you know about another use for his hammer.
Mining: Grade 1 (10) with practical tips for effectively obtaining various metal raw materials.
Doctor's worries: There are suddenly a lot of strangers in the sixth village, and the doctor's various medicines are suddenly facing the danger of being sold out. That's not going to work! As a physician, you can't just watch an injured person die because there is no medicine available. Your appearance has given him new hope. He decided to teach you the 'gathering' skill and asked you to help him obtain various medicinal herbs. Please hand in 100 herbs of any variety to the doctor before it gets dark tonight! Otherwise, the meaning of anger will let you know what it means to be a famous doctor who kills someone.
Collection: Level 1 (Level 10), practical tips to effectively obtain a variety of plant materials.
Seeing that he was about to walk to the gate of the village, Zhao Dabao suddenly remembered that he still had a very important thing to do. It's all to blame on that Hu Zhuxiong, if it weren't for him, he would never have made such a mistake. Compared to the other tasks he has taken on so far, this is the most important thing to complete as soon as possible.
In case the guy who completed the task showed up in the same village with him and had already taken the task, he didn't have to regret dying. It's something that almost can't happen, but isn't there a chance it wouldn't? Besides, who can guarantee that the other party will complete this task in three days this time? To be on the safe side, be sure to finish it first. Anyway, the destinations of the tasks are not far away, and he has already run through the relationship in the last key link, and it will not delay his efficiency in completing several other tasks.
Thinking of this, Zhao Dabao immediately turned around and ran back to the village.
Looking at Zhao Dabao's figure as he walked away, several players not far from the entrance of the village showed extremely annoyed expressions on their faces.
The leader among them was not someone else, it was the sixth master who had targeted Zhao Dabao after he entered Hu Zhuxiong's house. At this time, he couldn't help but scold the player who was in charge of staring at Zhao Dabao, known as Little Bird.
The little bird looked very aggrieved. He was sure that Zhao Dabao hadn't found out about his cunning, but who knew what was crazy about this guy. Seeing that he was about to leave the village, he suddenly turned back to the village. And he was running so fast that he couldn't keep up at all. After all, the difference in movement speed between the two sides is simply too great. It couldn't be reflected when he walked slowly before, but once Zhao Dabao ran, the little bird could only sigh with a look.
"Forget it, don't follow him anymore! I don't believe this kid can stay in the village forever and not come out! We've lost a lot of time, so let's not wait any longer. Let's go to level up first, little bird, you stand guard at the entrance of the village. As soon as he leaves the village, you can contact me immediately. When he gets to the outside of the village, I'll see where he can go. Let's go! ”
After angrily leaving Heyang's words, the sixth master left the village entrance quickly with the players. Leaving the poor bird alone, with a look of resentment, he continued to squat and guard Zhao Dabao's appearance.
At this time, Zhao Dabao still did not know what happened at the entrance of the village. Now he is running fast in every alley of the No. 6 village, looking for the figure he dreamed of. Countless players in the village have witnessed him rushing by. They didn't know the situation, and once thought that Zhao Dabao was an NPC with a hidden mission, following his figure, chasing him, and trying to stop him. After all, his movement speed is simply too fast for players to imagine at this stage.
Unfortunately, players at this stage obviously don't have such abilities. Zhao Dabao, who was running with all his might, how could they be able to catch up. Even if some players in front of him tried to stop him with **, they were knocked down by his 137-point physique, which did not stop him in the slightest. On the contrary, it caused some trouble for the players in the back.
Although he had no intention of causing such chaos, Zhao Dabao at this time could no longer control the current situation. He can't stop either, otherwise he won't be able to get out once he is surrounded by players.
Seeing that his body was about to run out, Zhao Dabao finally shook off the players who entered the chasing state from time to time behind him, and came to a narrow, hidden alley where there was no one behind.
Without any scruples about the image of a large font (too font?) He collapsed on the ground, gasping for air, waiting for his body to reply little by little.
At this moment, at the other end of the alley, a short figure pushing a wheelbarrow full of goods, wearing a soapy blue shirt, a small cyan hat with a round tail and a red pom-pom on the top, and all kinds of gadgets on his body was slowly walking towards him.
As soon as he saw this figure, Zhao Dabao suddenly regained his spirits. Tengdi bounced off the ground and walked quickly towards the figure. As the saying goes, 'there is nowhere to find when you step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it', and the figure that suddenly appeared in front of him was the person he was looking for.
I thought it would take some effort, but I didn't expect to be bumped into by him in such a stumbling situation. It seems that his luck has really changed for the better when he starts again.
In fact, the identity of that figure is not so unusual. In the game, almost every village with an NPC like him will have one. It's even easier to come across when you're in town. But their role is irreplaceable by anyone.
They are the wandering merchants who wander the streets and alleys and sell some loose goods. For the player, their top grade has almost no effect. More often than not, they serve the NPCs in the game. But they have a peculiarity that no one can replace when they die.
These vagabonds can sell the goods in their carts to anyone, anywhere, at any time. And no one can attack them at any time or in any place. Of course, this anyone refers to the player. Some special NPCs can still do this.
In Zhao Dabao's memory, the player was Tong Guò who completed a series of quests for help from a wandering merchant, and finally won the loyalty of the wandering merchant. The recruitment order that Tong Guò received from the imperial officials (village chiefs) turned the wandering merchant into his follower.
Relying on the peculiarity of the Wandering Merchant, the player asked the Wandering Merchant to go to a location with an extremely dense flow of people to fight monsters and upgrade in the wild, and sell supplies to the player at a slightly higher price than the market price (system price). At the same time, they buy the income from the players at a price that is a little higher than the market price.
There are countless players who don't want to waste their time on the road like this. It was by virtue of this that he quickly became the most famous super-rich man in the game.
It is precisely because of this method that the speed of making money is so fast, especially in the early stage of the game, that it greatly breaks the balance of the game. The system, the mastermind, had to shut down the task, making it impossible for anyone else to follow the player's example.
But now, it doesn't seem like the only chance will fall to that player. Since he remembered this method, and he was lucky to find the target, Zhao Dabao would never miss it.