Chapter 105 Paper Town

Paper-making town, northern cyber village.

The boys and girls who were holding paintbrushes sneezed at the same time.

"Ha-juu—who is scolding me—ha-juu—" The slender brush dragged out a water mark.

The girl made a mistake in drawing a stroke, and the whole piece of paper was ruined. She glanced guiltily at the uncle next door, who was playing chess with the second uncle and didn't pay attention to this side.

As a result, the boy was even more exaggerated, with ink all over his face, and he immediately screamed: "We drew it wrong again, I told you we don't have the talent for this, woo woo woo."

The virgin immediately scolded him, “You said you would be fine on your own, why did you bring me with you?”

Sure enough, the uncle who was playing chess glanced at the two of them.

"Get new materials and draw another set."

The boy sobbed as he wiped his face, and the girl felt her hands going numb as she looked at the papers stacked in groups of fifty.

A solemn middle-aged woman's voice came: "The next Bonfire Festival will be in seven days. New players have already come in. If you don't work hard, you will only be paper figures in the future."

The boy muttered, "There's nothing wrong with paper figurines."

"Paper people can't freely go to other dungeons to play. Isn't what happened in Hearse Entertainment enough to teach you a lesson?"

When the hearse entertainment was mentioned, the boy and girl stopped talking and obediently took their new homework. The girl poked the table with her finger and whispered, "We didn't expect that there would be such players who don't play by the rules. They are so mean and they even dismantled our car."

The sound of chess pieces falling was slow and steady. Another voice said, "It would be a good lesson for you. You stole the newly painted car at home and then dared to run to other copies to participate in the competition. You are really bold."

As soon as he spoke, the girl started to act coquettishly: "Second Uncle, when can our new car be repaired?"

The uncle said in a cold voice: "You are not allowed to touch the car until you learn how to draw souls."

The girl asked why, but the second uncle patiently explained: "The hearse entertainment has been closed. Even if you drive, you can only go to other dungeons of the Twelve Committees. The only one willing to accept ghosts is Zootopia. Do you dare to go?"

The boy and girl were silent instantly: "We dare not."

"Okay, keep drawing. If you don't understand something, ask your uncle. I'll check it later."

The woman in a white robe put down the chess piece. A new player had arrived in the dungeon, and she had to go to work.

Walking through the long Chinese-style corridor, there are human face masks of various styles hanging on both sides. Even if you look closely with a magnifying glass, it is difficult to tell that they are made of paper.

Looking outside, the building seems even more spacious. There are light-sensing guide lights on the ground, the ceiling is piled with mechanical tools, and the surrounding walls are a combination of Chinese mahogany and light blue mechanical light beams, which is strangely harmonious.

The metal sliding door opened automatically. In the living room in the distance, Qiao Song and Xiao Ni were standing next to several life-size cyber-Bodhisattva sculptures.

Fan Xi, who came out to meet the players, saw the unusually snow-white skeleton at a glance, and next to it was a newly transformed paper boy.

Noticing that the owner of the house had arrived, Qiao Song turned around and said, "Hello, we would like to stay the night."

Fan Xi hadn't seen such beautiful bones for a long time, and his eyes couldn't help but linger for a while before he said, "This is your first day here, and we villagers can't let you move in directly. I can provide three options.

1. 2,000 soul coins per person, one night's accommodation;

2. Help me collect qualified bone bamboo from the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain. One hundred pieces of bamboo will allow one person to stay overnight.

3. Go outside the village and hunt a paper beast. The corpse of the paper beast can be exchanged for accommodation for the two of you. "

Qiao Song did not make a choice immediately, but asked: "If I want to change the pen, is it the same rule?"

She pointed to the other wall corresponding to the paper sculpture of the Bodhisattva. On both sides were various tools of strange appearance, some for chopping bamboo, some for processing paper pulp. Only on the middle wall, apart from a large number of oil paint cans, there were a pile of black boxes containing unknown things.

Fan Xi's eyes slowly scanned her: "Okay, but you need 5,000 soul coins to exchange for a pen, and the next two conditions will be doubled."

In other words, if Qiao Song wanted to use his money ability, he would have to spend at least 14,000 to ensure that he would not be eliminated on the first day.

The accommodation price is so high, which means the environment at night will be very dangerous.

Qiao Song made a decision quickly.

"In exchange for a night's accommodation and a pen, give it to him first."

Bai Gu pointed at the paper boy next to him.

Xiao Ni was still looking at the mechanical King Kong statues next to him, but suddenly he was stunned: "Sister Qiao Song, I want to go too!"

Qiao Song has already started taking the money: "It's still the first day, you can let Hei Dou follow me, it's always better to be cautious in the dungeon."

Fan Xi just sat aside the whole time and even summoned a mechanical servant to start making tea.

After Qiao Song calmed Xiao Ni down, she asked the mechanical servant to collect the soul coins and led Xiao Ni to sit next to her.

"This kid has great potential. If you can pay a little more for the custody fee, I will teach him how to practice for a few days."

Hearing this, Qiao Song looked up and stared at her for a while.

It was clearly an empty skeleton, but Fan Xi saw a hint of scrutiny in the eye sockets of the skeleton.

“How much is the course fee?”

Fan Xi smiled: "Forget it, I won't charge him for the custody fee. There happen to be two kids at home who don't like to study. You going in can just inspire them. Besides, since you only paid for one person, it means you have to do the last two tasks. It just so happens that I need a lot of materials recently. If you help me get more materials, I can convert the extra part into soul coins for you, which can also be counted as his custody fee."

Qiao Song had no objection to this. The only thing she was curious about was: "How do you know that I can definitely bring those things back? If I'm not mistaken, it shouldn't be easy to get bamboo and beat paper beasts."

Fan Xi took a sip of tea and gently put the cup down: "In this village, the souls of newcomers are expressed in the form of bones. There is neither a deceptive skin nor the bonus of external items. You players who come to Zhazhi Village for the first time will understand in a few days that hard bones are really hard. No villagers will dare to provoke you when you walk around the village like this."

is that so?

Qiao Song looked at the bones in her wrists. She had indeed noticed that her bones were slightly thicker than those of her fellow travelers.

However, this would explain why their clothes fell off directly after they entered Beicun's territory instead of hanging on their bones.

The bone now is not a bone in the physical sense, but an external manifestation of the soul.

This paper-making village is quite interesting as it can actually materialize the soul.

"The more you work, the more you'll be rewarded for the last two missions, but I suggest you finish them before dark. The village is not safe at night."

After Fan Xi finished the last cup of tea, he waved away the mechanical servant beside him, and led the still dazed Xiao Ni to another wall hung with black wooden boxes. He tapped the wall with his fingertips, and lines of light spread out from it. The entire wooden wall seemed to come alive.

"Each living being can use different pens. You have to feel it for yourself and choose it yourself, so that it will be more suitable."

Xiao Ni turned around and saw that Qiao Song had no intention of coming over. Instead, he made an encouraging gesture to him. Xiao Ni then looked at the wall in front of him which was gradually brightening.

The black wooden boxes that were originally arranged and hung on the wall suddenly flipped open their lids one by one. Xiao Ni felt a flash before his eyes, and all the lids of the wooden boxes were opened in an instant.

He seemed to see countless luminous bodies swaying in front of his eyes, flying around him in groups. He could also feel the emotions of these light balls. Some were quiet, some were irritable, some were chatterboxes, and some were even grinning...

Suddenly, Xiao Ni discovered that one of the black light balls was shyly peeking at him. It looked like a black bean, and it was quite cute when it poked its head out.

He subconsciously reached out and grabbed it. Soon, the illusion in front of him faded away, and he looked down and saw a thin brush in his hand.

"Little lamb's hair brush, hmm, it's quite suitable. It's still early. Come with me to the back for class. I'll teach you how to use this brush and wait for your sister to come back." Fan Xi waved his hand and the mechanical servant went to open the door. Xiao Ni hurriedly turned around and drew a circle towards Qiao Song, meaning that he should contact the mirror if he had anything. Then he followed, looking back every few steps.

Qiao Song and the reluctant him made a gesture of quick walking. When she looked at the map earlier, she found that this house had the largest area in the town, and in addition to the two owners, there were two children in the family.

Then I saw the names of the boys and girls at a glance.

Right now, Xiao Ni has been taken to the back of the house by the owner to attend classes. It turns out that the two children in the family are poor students, and they need a newcomer to stimulate them. But Xiao Ni is not much better... But it doesn't matter whether he studies well or not. Xiao Ni has been bored after staying in the RV for so long, and it would be nice to relax in the dungeon.

Let the children play by themselves first, and then she will pick up Xiao Ni from get out of class later in front of all the boys and girls, hey.

After looking at the map, Qiao Song quickly decided on the first destination.

The paper beasts might be the giant paper beasts they saw outside the village. Their size alone made them difficult to deal with. She could go to the bamboo forest first and get familiar with the environment there.

The requirement for bamboos is one hundred, and such a large number means that the task will not be difficult.

In the paper-making town, almost every household knows how to make paper. There are many objects outside the houses that are obviously made of paper. The craftsmanship of each is different. Some are still at the stage of catching small animals, while some have even paper vehicles that can be clearly seen at the door. If it weren't for the fact that the color of the car is only half painted and there is oil paint next to it, it would be almost difficult to tell that it is a paper car.

This village is indeed full of hidden talents.

The bamboo forest is at the foot of the mountain, not far from the stone tablet where Qiao Song and the others came in. Along the way, she didn't see any trace of a paper beast. They were clearly outside the village, stretching for thousands of meters and coming in groups, but there was not a single one to be seen in the village. This means that they cannot enter the village at all, and the villagers will also ask the players to hunt them.

Qiao Song arrived at the boundary marker. Since one has to leave the village to hunt paper beasts, it means that players in the skeleton state will not change back if they leave the village at this time.

She strode forward and did not change back. She walked around and looked at the villages in the other three directions. She used her cell phone to exchange information with several other people. After she had explored all the surrounding roads, she finally came to the bamboo forest.

Sure enough, there were other players here. I saw two skeletons, grunting and sawing bamboo with tools.

The bamboo forest in Zhazhi Town is not as tall as the bamboo in the real world, which is often more than ten or twenty meters tall. They even look a little small, like sugarcane, but their colors are extremely beautiful and crystal clear.

The standing clumps of bamboo look like jade and are almost as hard as stone.

At this time, two skeletons were walking through the bamboo, worrying about how to break the bamboo. The family they were staying at only told them to take the bamboo back, but did not give them any tools or strategies for collecting bamboo.

The hardness of this bamboo was obviously beyond their expectations.

A slightly smaller skeleton scratched the back of his smooth head and said, "It takes sixty bamboos per person to stay here. We need one hundred and twenty bamboos together. Even if we can successfully get the bamboos down, we still have to carry them back in two batches."

The skeleton next to him was much more muscular, but it seemed to be missing a few bones. He was holding a rib he had broken off and gesturing beside him: "If it doesn't work, then use the storage tool. It takes too much time to go back and forth."

"Okay, then I'll move the things inside. By the way, why don't you use your ribs instead of your dagger, Brother Jiang?"

"My ribs were broken when I was attacked by the paper beast just now. I think this shape can also be used as a knife. It would be a waste to use it."

Unexpectedly, the bamboo that could not be broken by tools before was actually broken after being hit by his ribs a few times.

[I have been slaughtering fish at RT-Mart for 10 years. My knife is as cold as my heart]

[Convert anything into a fish-killing knife. The closer the shape of the item is to a knife, and the closer the object to be killed is to a fish, the sharper the fish-killing knife will be.]

"Strange, the fish-killing knife I transformed from my ribs is actually more useful than the one transformed from a dagger."

The burly skeleton was about to chop the bamboo with the rib knife, but soon he heard the small bone next to him warily say, "Something is coming."

Big Bones paused and quickly took a defensive posture, but he only saw a very beautiful white skeleton jumping down the hillside very neatly.

This skeleton was of course Qiao Song. She raised her bony hand and greeted them: "Don't be nervous, I've seen this before."

There were a total of four skeletons in their group entering the village. If these two guys were moving together, Qiao Song would be particularly conspicuous among the rest, because not only was she carrying a paper boy, but her bones were also particularly eye-catching.

"Are you here to do the bamboo chopping mission as well?"

The big guy was much friendlier than Qiao Song had imagined. Seeing that it was one of his kind, he quickly picked up the rib knife and continued to work with his companions to chop bamboo.

When Qiao Song noticed the tool he used, his eyes twitched: "You guys don't seem to be shy about it."

The big guy laughed: "It doesn't matter. Anyway, the used bones can be reconnected later. I found that the bone injuries sustained in this village heal faster. I just broke three ribs, and now two have recovered."

After a careful conversation, Qiao Song and the others discovered that the two had originally been planning to take on the third mission to kill paper beasts, but not long after they left the village, they were pushed back by a wild boar.

"Damn it! I've never seen such a strange pig before. It ran over us like a truck. If we hadn't run fast, we would have been turned into a pile of bones right here."

It is said that he entered the dungeon with a short companion and came here to heal his wounds.

"The merchant who sold us the information said that it's best to actively complete the quests in this dungeon and try to stay as long as possible. The longer you stay in Zhazhi Town, the stronger your soul power will be."

A careful observation reveals that the bones of these two people do not look very healthy. The color is slightly dull, and some cracks can be seen on the bones. Not to mention that the tall guy even had several bones broken and is still recovering slowly.

Qiao Song understood why the other party was so polite to her. Among the three of them, her bones looked the healthiest.

The short bone started to get close to him: "I saw that you chose the family at the top. How is their situation? Do they sell paintbrushes?"

Qiao Song raised his eyebrows: "Yes, but it's very expensive."

When they heard the number she reported, they were shocked: "It's almost twice as expensive as the one we chose at the foot of the mountain."

Qiao Song analyzed the geographical location of the entire village and town. The closer to the center, the larger the area and the higher the location, so it seems that the charging standards will also increase.

The household where the two of them stayed paid much less for overnight accommodation than hers.

Qiao Song was a little skeptical whether there would be any danger in the village at night, otherwise there wouldn’t be such a big price difference among the villagers.

I heard that when the wild boar was chasing them, it also rushed to the bamboo forest. Although it stayed there for a short time and then left, it at least showed that this paper beast can invade the village, but it will not go directly into the village.

Either they are concerned about something, or it is not yet time for them to invade.

She looked at the sky and decided to hurry up and solve the bamboo problem first.

Buzz buzz buzz, as the chainsaw appeared, the guy who was killing fish at RT-Mart was extremely envious. Qiao Song could cut a bamboo in at least 30 seconds with the chainsaw, which was much more comfortable than using his own ribs as a knife to chop bamboo.

He came here to recuperate. If the bone hasn't recovered well, he'll have to pay for another one, which wouldn't be worth it.

"Well, can your tool produce derivatives? Can you sell it, or can you rent it?"

Qiao Song shook his head: "I've tried it before, but others can't use it, so they may not even be able to lift it."

The guy from RT-Mart came over to try it out, and sure enough, after all his efforts, the chainsaw couldn’t even leave the ground.

Seeing Qiao Song quickly cutting down a small piece of bamboo, he could only hesitate by the side, using a knife made of ribs to cut through about twenty bamboos.

After the other party completed the task, he asked shamelessly: "Can I hire you to help me cut bamboo? Name your price."

Qiao Song was not short of money at all. She glanced at the little man next to her and said, "Forget about the soul coins. If I go to complete the hunting mission later, I will need your companion to do me a favor."

Before, she explored the environment and approached here from the edge of the bamboo forest through a very secret route, but she was soon discovered by the two men. She was sure that she did not reveal her figure at all at the time, and even her breathing was very low.

This little guy probably has some reconnaissance skills, and would be a good helper if we go out hunting.

Jiang Yi looked back at his companion and asked what he thought. The little guy nodded, "Okay."

Qiao Song worked at full speed and soon completed the portions needed by the two men. The two guys put the bamboo into storage props and soon went with Qiao Song to the place where they had met the wild boar before.

This time the RT-Mart guy changed to a fruit knife. Although he is not very good at cutting bamboo, he is good at killing living things.

"That guy is big enough. He seems to be eating grass nearby. There shouldn't be any place that's short. Let me take a look..."

He had just taken a step forward when he was quickly stopped by his companions: "Brother Jiang, step back, there is something in the bushes ahead!"

[No matter what happens in the crowd, I can see it, said a college student who has been handing out flyers all summer.]

Jiang Yi jumped back quickly and saw a light green python as thick as a bucket swimming out from the half-meter-deep grass in front of him.

He barely dodged the snake's mouth that was biting his wrist, and cursed his bad luck in his heart, but his hand chopped down quickly. He turned around and grabbed the snake's vital point and slashed down with a quick cut.

“Although supermarkets don’t sell snakes, I’ve killed a lot of eels!”

He turned over quickly and soon started fighting with the snake. At this time, the little guy gave a second warning.

"The second one from the southeast is coming!"

This time, the air was filled with the roar of a chainsaw. Qiao Song rushed forward with the chainsaw. Unlike the man who used a fruit knife, Qiao Song didn't take long and directly carried out a decapitation operation.

The snake with its head chopped off was still jumping around on the ground for a while. The RT-Mart guy even reminded: "Should we bury the snake's head? I see that's how people survive in the wild."

He was now covered in blood, having just put in a lot of effort in killing the snake. On the contrary, the man holding the chainsaw had no dirt on his bones at all.

Qiao Song kept staring at his chest.

If this happened in the real world, it would be a bit rude, but now we are all skeletons. If you look along the chest, what can you see except the ribs.

Qiao Song: "Your bone joints have healed."

Jiang Yi sighed and looked down at the rib that had just been put back on his chest. It was originally fixed with a rope, but now it has grown back and no gap can be seen.

Wait, looking down at the snake in front of him, he seemed to understand something.

Qiao Song's voice rang out: "It seems that just killing the paper beasts will be good for us."

The short guy next to him was a little envious now: "If I had known earlier, I would have tried it too." They came to this copy to recuperate.

Jiang Yi: "What are you trying for, you fragile college student? If you knew how to kill these ghosts, would you have been reduced to handing out flyers when you came to the supermarket to apply for a job? Next time I'll get you one, and you can finish them off after I beat them half to death."

A college student who was hugging someone's thigh burst into tears: "Brother Jiang, you are my real brother!"

Qiao Song dealt with the snake, but did not bury its head. Instead, he used the net bag in his tool box to carry it away in two batches.

This python is very large. Even when it is coiled up, it is almost the size of a small car. When Qiao Song was collecting these things, he didn't feel as strenuous as before.

The soul upgrade progress bar on the toolbox moved forward a little, and she understood.

Because bamboo was used as a reward, the two snakes belonged to Qiao Song. Jiang Yi felt a little unsatisfied and asked the college student next to him if he wanted to walk out further.

The latter's head was shaking like a wave drum.

"Brother, believe me, if you go any further, both of us will have the word death written all over our bodies."

['Why do I always show up when I skip class, but nothing happens when I come to class? ' A college student who lost all his regular grades because of this wailed. ]

"My intuition rarely works once a day. Brother Jiang, just trust me and let's go back."

Seeing that Qiao Song, who had the best fighting ability and the calmest mood in the audience, had started to pack up and go home, Jiang Yi hurriedly followed with his tools.

"Well, what's your name?"

"Song Qiao."

"Sister Song, we are all from the same village. If we have a competition in a few days, we will have to rely on each other. Do you want to continue to cooperate tomorrow?"

Qiao Song looked at the professional fish butcher and the crispy college student next to him, and nodded slowly: "Okay."

Qiao Song exchanged contact information with him and reminded him, "If the rent is enough, stay at the villagers' house at night. It may not be safe outside."

When she returned to the building near the top of the mountain, she could see a new circle of fence outside.

The skills of the villagers in the paper-folding town vary, but it can be seen that the people living in this house have very high skills. Just from the defense systems outside the door that light up little by little, it can be seen that this family is more like creators than paper-folding artists.

This indirectly shows that the village is indeed very dangerous at night. These defense systems have been activated before it is completely dark. No wonder players are asked to choose a house to live in first.

Qiao Song carried the spoils to report.

On the second floor, Xiao Ni was drawing while scratching his head.

He looked at the paper man who had become a clown with paint all over his body. The strange thing was that the paint seemed unable to leave any marks on the surface of the paper man, and soon flowed away slowly like water.

In front of him was a square piece of paper about one meter away, on which was a vivid painting of a huge dinosaur. Although the brushstrokes could not be said to be particularly beautiful, at least the shape was very lifelike.

After all, he is Xiao Ni’s best friend Hei Dou!

Drawing with the soul pen is not an easy task. No stroke can be messy or broken.

The eyes of the boys and girls nearby widened.

When they first discovered that the uncle brought back a paper man, their sense of crisis increased rapidly. Later, they found out that this was a companion brought in by the player, and they felt relieved.

I almost thought that there would be a third child in the family.

But who can tell them why this little brat is so talented?

Fan Xi stood by and instructed Xiao Ni, nodding from time to time: "Well, Huapi has good talent. When your sister comes back with the bone bamboo, learn bone piercing with her."

After saying that, the boy and girl who were originally a little embarrassed suddenly sniffed: "What a nice smell, is it that the players are back from hunting?"

Even if these two little guys were stimulated, they couldn't last long. Even Fan Heng couldn't help but flick their heads: "You either eat or play all day long. If you don't pay attention, your uncle will really bring a paper man back to be your brother."

"She won't!"

The girl held her head and ran to the front hall, thinking that the new player was quite capable and had defeated the paper beast on the first day. It seemed that she could replenish her body tonight!

It is definitely not her fault that she can’t study well. It must be because she doesn’t have enough energy. Just eat one more bowl of rice. If one bowl is not enough, have another!

But when she and the boy came to the front hall and saw the skeleton handing over its prey to the mechanical servant, for some reason, she felt a chill piercing the paper man's forehead.

It felt like every time they did something bad, their uncle would stand behind them, looking at them with a smile, which made the paper man feel cold.

Strange, have they seen this player before?

Qiao Song, who has a well-proportioned body and every bone exudes a beautiful luster, spread his finger bones, shook his fingers in a small wave, and greeted them affectionately.

"Hello."

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