Chapter 21: The Thief

"This water...... Can anyone still drink it? ”

When Chen Ye saw the water in the lower reaches of the Xijiang River, this idea popped into his mind for the first time.

It stands to reason that as long as you are a player with a relatively normal brain circuit, you can see such water quality......

You should know that you can't drink it, right?

Could it be that you have any special fetishes?

However, Chen Ye took a closer look and found that the water quality in the lower reaches of the Xijiang River was becoming increasingly polluted.

Looking at it with the pupil of luck, the faint black mist continued to surge, as if it was getting thicker and thicker. The strange eye corresponding to the middle of the river, revealing the aura of luck, is a never-ending abyss, which is constantly falling......

"The situation is getting serious."

Chen Ye frowned slightly, and the aura of luck revealed in front of him had many similarities with those three unlucky sprouts.

It's like sliding down into some deep pit from which there will never be recovered......

Combined with the river view downstream, the water quality here may gradually become serious.

If it had been last night, it might not have been that serious. When it gets dark, the player can't see what's going on in the clear water and accidentally drinks it. There were teammates who watched and witnessed the tragedy, and naturally became the intelligence in the forum.

The riverside path in the lower reaches of the Xijiang River no longer has a main road full of flowers, and the surrounding area is overgrown with weeds and barren, and only an iron railing about a meter high blocks the road. From here, it can be seen that the downstream is not under the jurisdiction of the sea prince's heir.

It's only ten meters away, but the scene is very different!

"The strange eye in the center of the lake is somewhat similar to the halo on the head of the three unlucky people who entered the cake shop."

"I don't know if Xijiang has anything to do with the cake shop......

"If anything, it's probably more complicated than you think."

In Strange Chronicles, there are some strange things that not only have a fixed field, but also can spread and radiate to the surrounding area.

Soon, these areas will become off-limits, and regular players will almost certainly die if they enter them!

The forbidden area can no longer be described as a high-level dungeon, and it feels completely reserved for the best players.

Added a challenging and playable hellish dungeon for late-game players.

However, when the game comes to life, this hellish dungeon is not fun!

That's going to be hell literally!

But the good thing is...... The situation in Xijiang is not so bad.

Chen Ye always paid attention to the aura of luck on his head, and found that the color of the aura had not changed.

It shows that as long as you don't die rashly and don't drink the water downstream, there will be no danger for the time being.

"Anyway, it's still a novice stage, so I shouldn't be able to come to such a difficult copy right away."

Chen Ye pondered for a moment, looked around, and found that there was no other figure nearby.

He took out the suona from his pocket, looked at the river view, and couldn't help but play a song.

The harsh and ugly tune, with the weird downstream scene, there is an inexplicable sense of fit!

[Strange value +80!] 】

[Strange value +80!] 】

Even the increase in the weird value will become faster, I don't know if it's because this tune is very in line with the artistic conception!

Suddenly, the strange eye next to the pool suddenly disappeared into the water.

It seems that even the strange eyes can't stand this ugly music......

"Is it that ugly?"

Chen Ye was speechless in his heart, his suona could even scare monsters away, but fortunately he didn't play it on the street!

Otherwise...... I'm afraid I'm going to be beaten every minute!

But.

Chen Ye found that practicing suona by the river downstream seemed to be a good choice.

The weird value is growing much faster than Xining Alley!

"I see."

"A song that fits the mood is also a kind of performance of the musician."

"An excellent musician needs to be able to manipulate the music, be able to freely mobilize the emotions of the audience, and naturally need to cater to a variety of situational imagery."

"Uh...... The suona I blow seems to match the scene here inexplicably. ”

Chen Ye figured out the reason why the speed of the rise of the weird value could be increased by playing here.

However, this is not the limit.

He used a more advanced posture, walking around with the pace of a [wanderer], while playing suona and practicing repertoire.

Soon.

The rise in the weird value has reached a hundred!

After half a day, Chen Ye relied on the double play method to obtain 500 weird points!

It was noon.

Feeling thirsty, hungry......

Chen Ye took out a sugar-fried chestnut from his pocket, chewed it carefully and swallowed it into his stomach, and immediately felt a warm current flowing through his limbs again, and the tiredness dissipated instantly.

He slowly enjoyed the taste of sugar-fried chestnuts on the tip of his tongue, after all, it was today's meal.

In the early stage, Chen Ye had the mentality of saving if he could, and did not squander too many resources.

In this dangerous world, it is a matter of cherishing to be able to enjoy a safe and delicious meal.

By noon, several figures had appeared nearby.

The flow of people in Xijiang has increased.

Even in the area downstream there are traces of other presences.

Chen Ye didn't continue to practice suona, for fear that his yin music would provoke something strange, or disturb some irascible old brothers who were enjoying the river view......

He retreated upstream, walked to the lake, and fetched a basin of water from the bucket he had bought at the grocery store.

"No problem."

Before drinking, Chen Ye carefully observed it with the pupil of luck to make sure that the water was safe, and then drank it in one gulp.

The cool river water with a refreshing meaning suddenly swept away the heat of noon.

Chen Ye carried a whole bucket of water and walked through the gate of Xijiang Park, preparing to return along the same route......

At this moment, a girl with a dirty face suddenly came out of the cute shade of the green belt not far away and ran in front of Chen Ye.

The girl looked to be about fourteen years of age, slender and thin, wearing a thin, old-fashioned short-sleeved blouse, with linen-colored trousers slightly torn at the lower ends, revealing tiny ankles that could be gently clasped with the index finger and thumb. She wore no shoes, her feet were covered in black mud, and she had a small red rope tied around her left ankle.

Chen Ye was slightly stunned, and with the eyes of luck, he observed that the girl was surrounded by gray mist, like a lost lamb, losing its direction. In the gray mist, there was a faint purple glow, but the purple glow was very faint, so weak that it was almost invisible......

"This aura of luck is not dangerous."

Chen Ye judged in his heart.

"That...... Can you give me some water? ”

The girl's gaze fell on the bucket in Chen Ye's hand, and her black pupils showed a look of longing, like a crow that had been hungry and thirsty for seven days and seven nights, but could not drink the water in the bottle.

Chen Ye looked the girl up and down, looked at her depressed heart, and said secretly in his heart:

"Maybe a wanderer, right?"

After all, the girl's outfit is no different from that of a beggar, and even worse than that of a genuine [wanderer] herself......

Not even shoes!

Looks pathetic.

They are both Wanderers and need to help each other.

Chen Ye thought for a while, then took out a basin of water from the bucket and handed it to the girl: "I can share a little with you." ”

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! ”

The girl hurriedly thanked her three times, and couldn't wait to take the water scoop and drink it all.

"It's alive!"

She wiped the corners of her mouth with satisfaction, and let out a long sigh that could not be finished, as if Chen Ye's water was the sweetest elixir and jade dew in the world.

"My name is Shen Meng, you saved my life, I will repay you in the future."

"It's just...... I don't have any money for ...... time being."

"But if you have anything in the future, I will definitely do it for you with all my might."

Shen Meng said sincerely.

"You're welcome."

Chen Ye smiled, and then left with the bucket, as if it was just a trivial matter.

looked at the back of Chen Ye leaving...... Shen Meng's eyes showed gratitude, and he muttered:

"There are still good people in this world!"

"But why am I a thief?"

"Thieves aren't good people...... turned out to be saved by a good man...... Alas...... My mother obviously taught me since I was a child that I can't be a bad person. ”

"As the saying goes: good people have good reward, and evil people have evil reward."

"Otherwise, there shouldn't be such a special rule in the rules of [Thieves] - you can't accept gifts from others casually."

"But it doesn't seem like there's anything going on for the time being......