Chapter 23: Casting a Long Line to Catch Big Fish
hhh At the entrance of Beifeng Mine, several adventurers limped out.
Including the strongest Jack, everyone's face looked like they were surviving a disaster, and they wanted to kiss the ground under their feet.
Nearly, they stayed inside and became undead souls who could never be reincarnated.
Looking at the setting sun, Weiru, whose temples were lightly frosted, whispered in a low voice.
"It's unbelievable... we actually survived."
Although it was at the cost of betraying Saint Sith...
But then again, his faith was not that pious to begin with, and his soul was not that noble. If he sold it to the devil, he would sell it to the devil.
No matter how pious you are, you won’t be reborn in a wealthy family, so you might as well live a good life.
Jack did not speak, but kept thinking about whether making a deal with the devil was worth it.
Although he never expected to go to heaven after death, making a deal with the devil is not the same as making a deal with a pirate.
But he had no choice.
With sufficient distance, a bronze-level necromancer can easily eliminate warriors of the same level.
Considering that the "silver scimitar" was completely planted in his hand, that guy was obviously not just bronze, but maybe "stainless steel" or even "silver"!
Under the circumstances at that time, if he did not cooperate, he would be dead.
As for now.
They were already in the same boat as the necromancer after being traced.
"What should I do about Chris?" The long-haired young man carrying a short bow looked at Jack.
Probably he was the only one in the group who still remembered that they were here to fish for someone today.
Jack squinted his eyes and glanced at the cave behind him, and said in an indifferent voice.
"Look at Bond already like that, I don't think there is a chance of her surviving."
Although it is a pity, it is considered the utmost kindness for him to be able to do this.
In the final analysis, the two of them only knew each other on business matters, and their tempers were quite manageable.
At most, one day he would get to know the weird necromancer and be able to collect her body and find a slope to bury her.
As for the others, he couldn't help much.
Looking at the heavy-faced head, Weiru asked in a low voice.
"What about the kidnapping job? Do we still have to do it?"
Jack thought for a while, and finally shook his head.
… Forget about that job, I always feel that there is something wrong behind such a high bounty, especially the identity of the client is not simple. I heard that he is someone close to the lord."
Grand Duke Campbell has been in poor health recently, probably due to his age.
I heard that except for the emperor of the empire, most of the chosen ones did not have a peaceful old age.
The client did not say who he wanted to kidnap, but promised a large reward, which always gave him an ominous premonition.
Especially since he just cursed the old man Saint Sith, he might be unlucky for a few days.
During this period, it would be better for him to do some less risky transactions.
But having said that, this evil necromancer also exceeded his expectations.
He originally thought that the guy would ask him to get some difficult contraband, but he didn't expect that the guy just ordered a batch of weapons and tools.
Although selling weapons to necromancers is also a fool's errand, it is not as risky as kidnapping nobles.
It was enough for him to dump the cargo in an abandoned hotel in front of the mine, and then unexpectedly discover the "treasure" buried in the straw next to the stable.
He has many people who can do this kind of work, and there is no business with lower risk than this...
Walking to the carriage, Jack stopped and looked around at his companions with warning eyes.
"No one is allowed to talk about what happened today, understand?"
Everyone nodded and swore solemnly.
Speaking of it, this is really a good idea. Why didn’t I think of it before?
Instead of letting this group of ungodly guys swear to Lord Saint Sith, it is better to let them swear to Lord Demon God on the video crystal.
In this way, just holding the video is equivalent to pinching their balls.
The more Jack thought about it, the more he realized that this trick was absolutely incredible. It was simply not something a human could do!
After returning home, he will also buy some video crystals.
There is always a time when it comes in handy...
…
In the mine.
Watching a group of adventurers leave, Youyou was still mumbling reluctantly.
"Master Demon King, are we just going to let them go? Do we really not need to lock them up?"
"Yuyou, in addition to visible cages, there are also invisible cages in this world."
Gently stroking the crystal ball in his hand, Luo Yan, standing in the shadow, spoke in a slow voice.
"This is called putting a long line to catch big fish, learn to be a little bit."
Just now, he ordered 100 iron swords, 100 spears, 100 short bows, daggers, leather armor and shields from Jack.
Although players have seized a large amount of equipment from the Ratmen, those equipment are weapons for cannon fodder after all, and are barely usable. After all, they are not as useful as the ones they bought.
One more thing, he has to fulfill the pie he drew in the previous update-let the players have somewhere to spend their Hades coins.
This can also be regarded as a part of improving the players' gaming experience.
In addition to weapons, Luo Yan also purchased some hammers, nails, pliers and other tools.
The mice in the mine have almost been cleared away, and he has to spend some time building up his territory. After half a day of observation, he found that not all players were keen on fighting and killing, and a considerable number of players just wanted to farm quietly.
These tools are prepared for them.
Although Luo Yan could go to the city to buy these goods himself, not to mention whether he could find a first-hand source of goods as he was unfamiliar with the place. It would be difficult for a new face to suddenly purchase such a large batch of equipment without alerting the local lords.
You can't save a lot of money after going around in such a big circle, so it's better to just leave it to the people in the underground street.
As long as it’s not too much, Luo Yan doesn’t mind letting his partners earn a little.
After all, doing business with the Necromancer is not without risks, and that is what he deserves.
It’s not just that.
Luo Yan has other expectations for this flexible guy.
When Archduke Campbell walked through the street, he saw with his own eyes the piety on the faces of the believers... It was definitely not something that could be broken down by a few fear-mongering attacks.
To make Luo Yan's name resound throughout Thunder City, he must start poaching from the weakest place of faith in Thunder City.
For example, the underground street is a suitable location...
…
Deep in the mine, near the Demon King's territory, most of the players were gathered around the pit, touching the corpses of rats.
A tail can be exchanged for 100 nether coins.
Although most of the tails fell into the maze, the ones exposed were enough for them to cut off for a while.
The skeletons carrying knives were busy humming a tuneless harvest song while the skeletons were squatting in front of a pile of ashes, rummaging for something.
Some skeletons are born with brain circuits that are different from other skeletons.
Gou Shi, who had just returned from the "boss room", happened to see his movements, so he approached him out of curiosity.
“What are you looking for?”
The one-tongued man didn't want to talk to him, but the latter stuck to his side like a dog-skin plaster and it was really annoying.
He was so annoyed that he could only answer.
Hand raised his hand and spread out the palm of the skull, he saw a few dark green crystals the size of rice grains lying inside.
Seeing these baubles, Gou Shi's eyes suddenly widened.
"What the hell? Diamond?!"
"It's not a diamond, I guess it's something like a magic crystal, hidden near the cervical vertebrae. I also discovered it by accident."
After a pause, Brother Yiyi continued.
"By the way, it must be the skeleton after the player dies, not the kind buried in the soil... It's a pity that there is no NPC shop, I don't know if this thing can be sold for money."
Brother Yiyi didn't know that the thing he was holding in his hand was really a magic crystal. Adventurers can use this thing to go to the adventure guild to exchange for money. At the same time, this is also the main source of income for adventurers besides completing commissions!
It is a pity that the magic crystal dropped from the skeleton soldier is of the lowest quality. The price offered by the Adventurer's Guild is not high, and you can't even exchange it for a copper coin.
After all, summoning a skeleton soldier only costs 1 point of faith.
However, players don’t know about these things outside of the game.
Suddenly, something extraordinary occurred to him. Brother Gou Shi's dark skull eyes were flashing with flickering will-o'-the-wisps.
"Wait, the player's corpse can recover magic crystals, that is to say...as long as he keeps committing suicide and then resurrecting, he can continuously obtain magic crystals!?"
Hearing this, Brother Yiyi, who was still rummaging through his own ashes, was stunned for a moment.
"Damn, you are such a fucking talent!"
Although this magic crystal cannot be sold for money now, who knows in the future? If after opening an NPC shop, this thing can be sold for a few hundred ghost coins, wouldn't they make a fortune? !
The two looked at each other and understood the expressions on each other's faces that needed no words.
"Stock up some?"
"Then we must stock up some!"
While the two of us were discussing who would die first and who would die last, a line of dark green pop-up windows suddenly appeared in front of all the players.
【a.0.2 version update】
【1. Changes to the resurrection mechanism!
Excluding special camp activities such as "Monster Siege", if a player dies unexpectedly during an adventure, at least 20 contribution points will be deducted. (20 contribution points are the death penalty for skeleton soldiers. The specific penalty depends on the comprehensive evaluation of the role played by the player. Please see the details for details.)
2. The friend and team system have been updated!
You can add friends in the game! Try sending a private message to a good gay friend (sister) you just met!
3. Ownership mechanism updated!
Equipment purchased from the NPC store will automatically complete ownership registration. After picking up the equipment and appraising it in the NPC store, you can register it by paying a handling fee of 10% of the equipment valuation. Equipment that has completed ownership registration will be available for "consignment" on the official consignment platform. In addition, other players are not allowed to occupy the registered equipment. Once the registered owner declares his rights, the game official will enforce the rights against the occupier. In addition, please refer to the detailed rules for the penalties for maliciously destroying other people's equipment and the rewards for recovering the equipment.
4. NPC store update: The NPC store will be launched within three days, and some equipment illustrations have been updated in the setting collection!
In addition, the NPC store is sincerely recruiting salespersons, and the salary will be paid in ghost coins. Buddhist players are welcome to join~
5. The upper limit of the number of people in the closed beta test will be increased to 500, interested players can make a reservation quickly!
Warm reminder, this game ID does not support changing at the moment. For your gaming experience, please think twice when entering your ID!
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Looking at the update announcement that appeared in front of their eyes, Brother Yiyi and Brother Gou Shi were stunned on the spot as if struck by lightning.
Except for the first update announcement, they did not read the rest of the announcement at all, and were not in the mood to read it.
Death penalty...
20 contribution points will be deducted once you die!
This is nothing!
"This bug was fixed too soon, right?!"
(End of this chapter)