Chapter 162 The update of the Dog Plan is too slow, so we might as well update it ourselves
"Long time no see, dear classmate Luo Yan, the Demon King of the Necropolis. Before getting down to business, please let me send you a congratulations at the beginning of this letter - Congratulations on becoming the lord of the Black Wind Valley Barony. From now on, you will finally have a place to stay near the Magic City!"
"Of course, the current situation there is a complete wasteland, with nothing but the ruins of a castle. If you plan to live there, I'm afraid you have to prepare a tent yourself, hehe. I heard that there are wandering vampires, werewolves and the like outside the magic city. It would be bad if they bite you. Also, when you come back next time, you can't go to the temple to fight. You are a territorial demon, right? "
"Let me guess, you must be panicking now, right? But don't worry, why would I let my dear classmate Luo Yan sleep in the wilderness? For the sake of our classmates for many years, it's okay for you to come to our house and disturb me. At least we won't bite anyone."
“Okay, the joke ends here. My father has already made arrangements for the war workshop. The entire factory will be constructed in accordance with the drawings you provided. Although I don’t know the specific details, but what I heard from the construction team is that it will be completed by the beginning of next year at the latest.”
"In addition, after my father heard about you, he was very interested in you and asked me to ask you if you have time to meet with him. Don't get me wrong, he has no other intention. He just wants to meet with the partner of the Padrich family out of the position of the head of the family."
"Of course, this is not a prerequisite for cooperation. It doesn't matter if you don't want to meet, I will just turn it down for you. But if you are free, I still hope you can satisfy his curiosity. You don't have to make a special trip back, just stay in our library... I have already put the key in the letter."
"That's all I have to say. I wish you well in the end and don't get involved in any trouble again. Of course, if you accidentally get involved, you must tell me as soon as possible. The Demon King Management Department will always be your strongest backing. As your boss, I will never leave you alone." And why does it smell like a woman? I just asked casually... Who is that guy? How far have you come from? And why didn’t you tell me anything in the previous report? …
In late December, the howling cold wind became more and more biting, the snow in the Silver Pine Forest was already up to the shin, and the monsters active in the forest were almost extinct.
In such a cold weather, even the bravest adventurers can only sit around the tavern's fireplace rubbing their hands and spend their time drinking and bragging.
The only ones that will appear at this time are the undead.
If it weren’t for the fact that they were really out of money, no one would be willing to go out to work at this time.
Not just adventurers.
The same goes for the residents of Silver Pine Town.
However, unlike the adventurers who cursed the bad weather, they did not hate winter, and even liked it a little. After all, this was the longest holiday of the year. During this time, they did not have to do anything. Those who were pursuing it would go to the docks of Thunder City to help, while those who were not pursuing it were busy making humans at home.
In fact, most of the residents here have no pursuits.
Although they have little money and are extremely poor, what is engraved on the other side of the coin is that they actually do not need much money.
The land they rented was paid with the harvest, and the remaining grain was stored in the lord's granary. Although it could not be sold for a few bucks, it was enough to feed themselves.
Most of the things that require money to buy in the town are paid for by outsiders, such as those adventurers.
For farmers like Old Abel, except for the shoes and clothes they wear, which are their own, everything else including the house basically belongs to the lord...even the hoes for plowing the fields and the stew pot on the stove.
This feudal contract relationship has lasted for hundreds of years and can be traced back to the Isaac dynasty. Even compared to rural aristocrats like Baron Gus who are increasingly disgusted with the earthy smell on their bodies and want to squeeze into the upper class, countless old Abels do not want to break this order and hope that this contract will continue.
After all, why not?
Working for Baron Gus was not too bad. Although everyone had little money, no one had ever starved to death.
On the contrary, those outsiders who wandered around the slums of Thunder City always heard of cases of starvation or freezing to death.
On the other hand, they not only have a warm kang, piping hot pumpkin porridge, but also occasionally a few meals of meat.
Especially when there is heavy snowfall, the lord's manor will send some geese that can't be eaten.
They finished plucking the goose down and took the foie gras. The goose meat that they didn’t want to eat or couldn’t eat was naturally made cheaper for the people. For the tenant farmers in Silver Pine Town, it was a rare delicacy.
Looking at the group of profiteers in the city, they would rather pour the milk shipped from the colony into the ditch of Thunder City than let the poor people in Thunder City have a taste of milk. They opened their doors to the refugees in the name of the Holy Lord and mercy, but refused to take a look at the suffering compatriots in the slums, and even tried every means to deprive them of the land in their hands.
On the contrary, although the lord is a bit mean to the refugees, he is still kind to his own people.
Although the adventurers always laugh at them for having no freedom, guarding the field all their lives, and not being able to drink two bottles of wine a year, they can also laugh at the adventurers who return home every day to a cold bed, not to mention scalding pumpkin porridge, and no one to roll on the sheets to keep warm.
ifies partiesithCEousous you for the sake of Saint Sith... is just a slave to money and honor.
In the tranquility where the two people are disgusted with each other and can't live without each other, the people living in Silver Pine Town have entered the hibernation season.
While everyone was sleeping soundly, the "corrosion of the necropolis" was spreading quietly...
At the foot of the Beifeng Mine, in the open space next to the abandoned hotel, a group of skeletons with bare skeletons were working creakingly.
After trying multiple versions, the vast majority of players have found that compared to those flashy races that have their own shortcomings, skeletons that return to their original nature are their true love.
First of all, skeletons do not need to eat. They can "recharge" by squatting in a cool, dark place. Secondly, they can survive in seconds after death, and the cost of resurrection and maintenance is almost zero.
There is another advantage that is not an advantage. Playing the undead role has minimal side effects.
This is something that some players discovered recently.
After playing the role of a little devil for a long time, in reality, you will become heartless, have urgent urination, frequent urination, etc. There are also those who have been playing spiders for a long time, and will subconsciously reach for them with their hands when walking...
Of course.
Not everyone encounters this situation.
In this regard, the explanation of "Yiye Zhiqiu", a t0 player in the whole server, is the impact of highly realistic virtual reality games on the behavioral logic in reality... He himself can't help but subconsciously recite a spell when he wants to light a fire.
Different from Yiye Zhiqiu's random explanation, the explanation given by Youyou is more precise.
This is actually the reverse mapping of the soul mirror to the soul body. It’s not a big deal, and you won’t get sick. It’s also impossible to replace your own consciousness and really think of yourself as a skeleton or a spider.
Some people who are more seriously affected are simply because they are human beings for the first time. Even without the influence of the game, they can still live in a muddle. It would be better if they were reincarnated a few times in the future.
Back to business.
Skeleton soldiers have so many advantages and can be said to be the best choice for new and old players.
Although low initial attributes are a problem, if the strength is insufficient, you can use equipment to make up for it, and it will not affect the upgrade.
When the soul level rises and I can change my job to a succubus, it will not be too late to make up for the game experience.
In this way, with the unremitting efforts of a group of skeleton soldiers, not only the coal and iron ore in the cemetery were piled outside the mine, but also the felled logs were piled into a hill at the foot of the mountain.
In order to deal with these wood, Luo Yan had to issue more tasks. However, no amount of tasks could solve one problem, that is, there was no demand.
There is no way to transport these wood to the magic city and sell it.
Using the teleportation array to dump diamonds can also make some money, but dumping such a large commodity has to be paid to grandma’s house!
As for Thunder City...
It is not cost-effective to smuggle these things.
In contrast, various types of “silk fabrics” with higher added value are easier to realize.
The problem of overcapacity in cemeteries continues to increase.
Fortunately, the Hades Coin has no cost, so the Demon King's finances are not on the verge of bankruptcy.
But continuing like this is not an option.
Just when Luo Yan was thinking about how to solve this problem, things suddenly took a turn for the better.
As more and more new people enter the game, and the number of capable players gradually increases, the current game content is increasingly unable to satisfy the players' growing desire to explore.
Especially recently, professional combat players have been having a great time playing in the colony of Kaa Planet, while professional life players have been unable to wait for their own spring. Therefore, a group of thoughtful professional life players united and launched an initiative on the official website——
Emotional stability: "The development team of this game is too lazy! If they update at this rate, it will take years and months for professional players to experience the same game!"
Company cast: "That's right! These dogs are so lazy! Is there no one to work with?!"
Urban staff: "xdm! Since the dog plan doesn’t work, let’s revitalize the cemetery! ”
Zhi Zaosu was in the office: “Ouch!”
Wanted to make a corpse: “Oli, just do it!”
Looking at the posts on the forum, Yoyo couldn’t help but sigh.
"It's incredible... Lord Demon King, your leek seems to be more anxious than you."
“I can understand their thoughts.” Luo Yan, who was also peeking at the screen, said with interest.
Hence he has been fighting recently, he has really neglected this group of professional life players, no wonder they are so idle.
Yuyou, who was floating in the sea of consciousness, glanced at Luo Yan and said slightly worriedly.
"But if this happens, won't it attract the attention of the Principality of Campbell? Forget it in the maze... After all, the surface of the earth is controlled by human lords, right?"
Luo Yan nodded and said.
"There is indeed a risk, but since they are so enthusiastic, it doesn't hurt to let them try it."
At first, he did not agree with players over-exploring outside the maze.
However, just recently, he heard shocking news from Father Matt - Archduke Campbell was dead!
It’s more than that.
There are rumors that before his death, the Grand Duke did not pass the artifact "Light of Praise" passed down from generation to generation in the Campbell family to the heirs of the duchy, but handed it to his youngest daughter.
This approach undoubtedly casts a shadow over the legitimacy of the new Archduke Edward Campbell.
Luo Yan could actually guess what the old man was thinking.
Although the Demon King died, a new Demon King emerged again, and the corruption of Chaos appeared in the maze one after another. Seeing that this magical weapon that could harm others and himself had to be used again, it was difficult for the old Grand Duke not to worry about the fate of the principality.
If he passes this artifact to his eldest son as has been the practice for hundreds of years, then the Principality of Campbell is destined to have a short-lived Grand Duke, which may even shake the foundation of the Campbell family.
Hence, the old Duke "had an idea" and passed on this magical weapon that could hurt others and himself to his youngest daughter.
When she stabs out the "sword of destiny" for the people of the Principality of Campbell, the "Light of Praise" will eventually return to the master of the Principality of Campbell.
In this way, the problems faced by the Principality of Campbell will be solved.
This old man even played chess until his own death.
However, this plan seemed to be perfect, but it also brought new problems to the principality.
Luo Yan was not interested in the power struggle in the principality, but he smelled opportunities in it.
Now that the power of the Principality of Campbell has changed, and the foundation of the new Grand Duke is unstable, how can we not take this opportunity to rub the edge of our neighbors' bottom line?
His Majesty the Demon King no longer hesitated when he thought of this, and immediately waved his hand, asking Yoyo to support the initiative of the professional life players. With reference to the suggestions put forward by the players, he drafted more than 20 large-scale construction plans, and contracted a series of projects including building roads, walls and toilets to various professional life players as public facilities projects in Beifeng City.
Whether it is used or not, just build it first.
What if there are people after it is built?
In addition, Luo Yan also sold land based on urban planning sketches he picked up cheaply from the official website.
Since the current version, players can purchase plots ranging from 50 square meters to 500 square meters according to their soul level for building residences or workshops and shops.
He promised to provide raw materials at the cheapest price, allowing players to freely use their creativity to build their own land... as long as the things built can actually fulfill the declared purpose, instead of occupying a manhole.
As for residential land, if there are NPCs moving in, players can also get a rental income.
If you can help NPC solve work problems, you can also get contribution points!
Luo Yan doesn't care who the residents of this settlement are, or whether they are human or not.
For him, as long as he can contribute faith points!
After tasting the sweetness of the power of faith, he became more and more motivated to expand the territory of faith.
As a series of orders were issued, there was a scene of a group of skeleton soldiers busy at the foot of Beifeng Mountain.
With the support of Lord Demon King, these tireless skeleton soldiers are working enthusiastically, and they seem to be vowing to build a city on this flat land!
Even due to lack of experience, these enthusiastic young players often restart the game.
But even so, the enthusiasm in their hearts has not been extinguished, but they have become more and more courageous.
As they worked tirelessly to remove snow, bake bricks, move bricks, lay foundations, and build houses... this simple town also grew wildly little by little in the heavy snow.
Even if this is just a ghost town now.
And the kind that lives up to the name...
...
While the cattle and horses in the cemetery were busy, not far away in the depths of the Silver Pine Forest, three little devils who were ordered to patrol the forest were flapping their wings and jumping up and down in the heavy snow.
Looking at the heavy snow falling all over the sky, Shark dropped something and shouted excitedly. He didn't stop on the way out of the cave.
"Oh oh oh... so much snow! Is this a special effect?! Why isn't there in the maze?!"
The whale flying next to her was also shocked by the heavy snow in the sky.
But even so, she still did not forget to complain.
"Are your brains frozen? How could it be snowing in the maze..."
"Goose, goose..."
Shark dropped the object and dodged his eyes. He whistled to try to get past it, but he didn't blow it for a long time.
Looking at the fuss between the two people, Xiao Wan couldn't help but burst into laughter because she wasn't full.
"It's just snowing, are you so surprised?"
Shark Drops Thing said excitedly: "Of course I'm surprised! I've never seen such heavy snow in my life!"
Whale Luo Bei Nan also nodded and said.
"Yes... this is the first time I've seen such heavy snow. I didn't expect that this game would fulfill my long-cherished wish."
It is also a place surrounded by mountains and does not snow all year round.
At this time, Shaguao suddenly remembered something and asked excitedly.
"Speaking of it, Xiao Wan's home is in the north, right?"
"Hmm." Xiao Wan hesitated and nodded.
Looking at Xiao Wan who was nodding, the two living treasures had expressions of envy on their faces.
"Then don't you see such heavy snow every day?"
"Are there any penguins? Do you know how to make sleds when you go out?"
Xiao Wan choked on her spit and almost missed hitting the leaves that were frozen into ice sculptures.
"...I live in the north, not the Antarctic."
Shark dropped something: "Hahahaha! That's right!"
Whale fell to the north and south: "Just kidding, please don't take it seriously... Are you from Jinmen?"
Xiao Wan looked at her in surprise.
“Why do you say that?”
Whale Luo Bei Nan tilted his head, pursed his lips and said with a smile.
"Because... I feel like you also have the talent for cross talk?"
Xiao Wan: "...Actually, I'm from Jiamusi."
"Really?!" Shark Diao's eyes widened, "Wait, where is that?"
Xiao Wan didn’t know how to describe her hometown. After all, she hadn’t looked at it carefully, so she spoke in general terms.
"...Anyway, it's very far north."
Seeing that she didn't want to talk about real things, Jingluo Nanbei changed the topic with high emotional intelligence.
, "This is a rare opportunity, let's have a snowball fight!"
"...A snowball fight?"
By the time she came to her senses, a snowball had already crackled and hit her forehead firmly.
Although it didn't hurt, it was very cold.
"Hey! Why did you suddenly attack... Xiaowan, are you okay?" He glared at Shaluo, and then looked at Xiaowan and said with concern.
"I'm fine." Xiao Wan, who was rubbing her cold forehead and regaining her composure, looked at Shark's smile with a smirk on his face, and was aroused by his desire to win. So he reached out and grabbed a handful of snow from the frozen pine leaves next to him, kneaded the white ball into a ball and threw it towards Shark'e.
Hunting sideways to avoid the speeding snowball, Shark laughed like a villain.
"Oh! You are quite motivated! How about you try this trick——"
At the same time as she finished speaking, she dived and hit the tree next to her, causing the frozen pine tree to shake.
Whale Luo: "Fuck-"
Xiao Wan: "?!"
Large chunks of snow fell from the sky like an avalanche, hitting the heads of the three little devils flying low in the sky, almost burying them alive.
Struggling to climb out of the snowdrift, Whale Luo brushed the snow off his wings, looked at Shark Luo who was emerging from the snowdrift on the side, and couldn't help but complain.
"Is there anyone who has a snowball fight like you?!"
The latter smiled heartlessly, and in the blink of an eye, he had another ball of snowball on his hand.
"A soldier never tires of deceit! Watch your moves!"
A snowball hit Whale Luo Bei Nan's chest, successfully pulling her into the battle.
Facing the joint attack of Whale Luo and Xiao Wan, Shark Luo quickly fell into a disadvantage and ran away with his head in his arms while giggling and begging for mercy.
However, the disadvantage of shark drop did not last long.
A snowball in Xiaowan's hand was accidentally thrown on Whale Luo's back, successfully absorbing the latter's firepower.
As the mixed doubles match between the two turned into a three-way melee, the situation on the "battlefield" became confusing again.
Flying snowballs come and go in the air.
The three of them started playing blindly and turned into a competition. It was agreed that whoever is hit by snowballs ten times first will be eliminated first. The winner will get the right to control the two losers for a whole day.
As long as the requirements are not too excessive, the loser must meet them unconditionally!
Hence the temptation of the expensive trophies, the eyes of Shark Drop and Whale Drop burned with boiling fighting spirit, and with all their energy, they vowed to drown each other in the ocean of snowballs.
However, what no one expected was that the first person to be eliminated was Xiao Wan, who lives in the north!
Looking at Xiao Wan who had almost turned into a snowman, Shark Tuo suddenly felt a little regretful and asked in a low voice.
"Isn't this your first time having a snowball fight?"
She felt that the other party should be better than her, so she started this "war".
Looking at that concerned look, Xiao Wan said a little embarrassedly.
"Before...no one played with me."
Whale Luo and Shark Luo looked at each other, and suddenly cast a loving look at Xiao Wan.
Wait, why isn’t it your own? ! ”
“Because it will be troublesome to get a runny nose.”
“I won’t be in trouble!!”
Looking at the two people who suddenly started to quarrel, Xiao Wan couldn’t help laughing.
She didn’t know if it was because she was reincarnated into a little devil, but she felt that her mood was more or less affected by some characters, and she became heartless.
This is actually not a bad thing.
In fact, that is the state of life she wants most——
Happy day by day, there is no need to worry endlessly about tomorrow's things.
Just as she was sighing in her heart, there was suddenly a rustling movement in the trees not far away.
She wasn't the only one who noticed.
The two people who had turned from bickering to fighting also noticed the movement not far away, and stopped what they were doing in unison.
"Who's there?" Whale Luo shouted, taking out a crystal from his waist and holding it in his hand, preparing to cast a spell.
As if he realized that his whereabouts were exposed, there was a crackling sound from the trees not far away, like the soles of his shoes stepping on ice slag, and he hurriedly ran away in the direction away.
Whale Luo and Shark Luo looked at each other and surrounded each other from both sides. They cooperated with Xiao Wan who was approaching from the front to intercept the uninvited guest who suddenly appeared in the forest.
However, to their surprise, the people hiding there were neither human adventurers nor hunters from nearby towns, but two children, a boy and a girl.
They seem to be a brother and sister. The boy is about fourteen or fifteen years old, and the girl is slightly younger. The two of them were wearing tattered clothes, their noses were red from the cold, and their hands were even red and purple.
It was obvious that the two children had been wandering in the snow for a long time.
However, compared to the fear of the cold, they are obviously more afraid of the wings and horns in front of them that mark the identity of the devil.
The three people flying in the air looked at each other, and they all saw the look of interest in each other's eyes.
The player’s intuition tells them——
The hidden mission has been triggered!