Chapter 218 Zootopia

Qiao Song doesn't know that Maotu has been targeting her. She is considering with Bai Xue and others how to pry the novelist open his mouth.

"He looks like an idiot."

Bai Xue held a spatula in her left hand and a poisoned apple in her right hand and poked the unconscious novelist with it.

This fellow named Jing Hongyan, according to the captive team leader Feng Huan, is an online writer of cool novels. Since he often writes long novels of hundreds of millions of words, he needs a lot of character materials, and he always has a strong desire to pry into other people's private lives when using his skills.

In other words, I like to dig out other people's biographies and read them.

On the one hand, Feng Huan felt that Jing Hongyan's ability could help his team quickly identify the enemy's weaknesses, but at the same time he felt that this ability was too dangerous.

What if one day you accidentally use it on an NPC and he sees something he shouldn’t see, you’ll have no place to die.

Now it’s really retribution.

Qiao Song did not forbid Feng from calling on them to rescue people, but after a few healing items were given, Jing Hongyan didn't know what he saw. Not only did he become blind, but he is still drooling even after being cured.

He kept making some 'baba' sounds, and his newly repaired eyes were staring blankly at the ceiling, and no one knew what he was looking at.

Grandma Wolf also felt strange and licked her teeth with her scarlet tongue: "He has a faint human smell."

[Human confinement nanny observation diary, integrated with the wolf grandmother's skills, the current target's IQ level is detected, which is roughly the developmental level of a human child between three and six years old. The taste is not good, the meat is old and difficult to digest, and there is suspicion of food fraud. ]

As soon as the results of Grandma Wolf's skill test came out, several people around her instantly looked at Grandma Wolf's stomach inexplicably. After the other party repeatedly assured that she had never eaten anyone, they turned to Qiao Song.

The way the novelist screamed and covered her face at the end was obviously because he had read Qiao Song’s privacy, which caused such a big backlash.

Feng Huan's expression became more and more terrified. He hesitated for a long time and was finally picked out by Qiao Song and placed in front of everyone: "Just say whatever you want to say. Anyway, you have been expelled from the Snake Sect now. Is there any need for you to be loyal?"

When Qiao Song ate the energy points in his shrine fragments, he discovered that this guy seemed to have been controlled by some strange thing.

Feng Huan had previously said that he would defend the Si Snake territory to the death, but now, he seemed to have finally come to his senses after being chopped off by a knife while digging wild vegetables in the mountains.

He was still a little hesitant: "I said, can you accept me? I mean give me the identity of a citizen of your Zodiac Department."

Zodiac sign?

Although the mark of the Snake has disappeared, as long as these guys stay in the Rabbit area for a period of time, they should automatically restore their original identities. For example, the math teacher is now showing the animal characteristics of the Rat.

Feng Huan, an abandoned person from other fields, should automatically become a local resident as long as he stays in the Maotu area for one day.

His words clearly showed that he wanted to turn from evil to good and join Qiao Song's army.

Qiao Song sneered: "You haven't contributed anything valuable yet, and you're already negotiating terms with me?"

Qiao Song looked at Feng Huan unkindly and signaled him to speak first, and then make a decision based on the value of the information he provided.

Feng Huan persisted for a few seconds and compromised: "Well, let's start with the brand. The brand of the snake is very polluting. Players bitten by the snake will enter a poisoned state. If there is no targeted item to treat the poison before the onset of the poison, a Ouroboros tattoo will grow on the body after the poison takes effect. Once the tattoo is fully formed, the player will be forced to change camp and must finally obey the orders of the snake."

Bai Xue sighed: "I was wondering why you guys are like the death squad in other people's fields, charging so hard. It's necessary to rush forward with emotion."

Unlike the loyal mad dogs in the Dog area and the oxen and horses that have signed labor contracts in the Horse area, players of the Snake area will die directly from poisoning if they are disloyal, and even the shrine cannot revive them.

Qiao Song finally became interested when he heard this: "Can't people who died from snake venom be resurrected?"

Feng Huan nodded: "Someone has tried it before. Anyone who dies from the poison cannot enter the resurrection game. His soul light will be extinguished directly."

Feng Huan himself has his own shrine, so this is quite believable.

Qiao Song was thinking about how the so-called resurrection game was conducted. She had heard from the three spiders before that there was no more resurrection spots available at her shrine.

Feng Huan was in a dilemma: "I don't know the specific process of the resurrection game. I am only responsible for opening the door and sending them in."

As he said, the players of his guild signed an agreement, and a small part of their soul fragments would be collected by him in the shrine. Once these players died, there would be a small door inside the shrine. After it was opened, the soul fragments of these players would be put in, and they would leave on their own.

When this backup soul participates in the game and successfully passes it, it will be resurrected on the spot.

Qiao Song had seen the second half of the process. The rules of the resurrection game were also set by special NPCs. It seemed more like the dungeon administrator was short of manpower, so he issued part-time tasks through the attached game. Players who failed to complete them would really die, so the effect was particularly good.

During the resurrection game, the player's memory and consciousness will have certain problems, and it is not easy to return to normal.

But no matter what, players with the protection of the shrine are equivalent to having a second life.

Qiao Song had even suspected before that she might be the player who had been resurrected once, but something happened later that made her dispel this guess.

Suddenly, she thought of something: "How many times can each player be resurrected?"

Feng Huan was confused by her question. In his opinion, Qiao Song should also have a shrine. Could it be that he had never used it at all?

"At present, it seems that players can only be resurrected once, because the resurrected players cannot put new soul fragments into other shrines, even if they change guilds."

So it can't be backed up anymore?

After witnessing the miserable situation of the novelist drooling even after being cured, Feng Huan now answers almost every question.

He even confessed: "Strictly speaking, you saved our lives by removing the Snake's mark. The fragments of the Snake's shrine are highly contaminating and will remain even after death. There are even players who returned to Zootopia after the last round of resurrection and were forced to join the Snake again."

Feng Huan roughly gave a few examples, and listened to the people around him exclaiming: "Wow, you Sishe guild have so many players?"

When Qiao Song heard Feng Huan specifically mention a few names, he suddenly frowned: "Are the Newcomers' Alliance players from Sishe?"

Feng Huan just gave several examples of names, all of which Qiao Song had heard of, especially Miao Tingting, the one who controlled the poisonous insects and whom he met at the end of the paper-zha town, and who was also here.

Feng Huan exclaimed, "As for the Newcomer Alliance, it's quite special. There are three shrine players in their guild. Their leader is an older woman who is quite kind but rarely shows up. The ones who are most often seen outside are a male player and a female player."

Qiao Song knew that he was talking about the magician You Yitong and the witch Miao Tingting.

The former's profession is most likely a thief. You Yitong's magician suit should have been obtained in a blind box mall. Qiao Song has seen the electronic monument in the mall.

Miao Tingting was very close to a dungeon manager named Gu Zhihua last time. It seemed that they had cooperated to occupy the Zhazhi Town, but obviously failed.

In Infinite Highway, any degree of cooperation between players and administrators is inseparable from the exchange of interests.

If the Iron players only know how to earn Soul Coins, the Strategy Team is trying every possible way to find game bugs, and the ending of Dawnland is risking their lives to find a way home, then the Newcomer Alliance is undoubtedly the strangest one among the top large guilds.

The Newcomer Alliance guild has been looking for talented individuals among the newcomers, but it has never had a specific program or goal, as if its purpose is to find talented players among the newcomers.

After the training of their guild, not many players can stay, so in the mouths of some old players of Infinite Highway, the Newcomer Alliance is also known as the Newcomer Grave.

What exactly does this guild do?

Feng Huan seemed to be thinking hard for a while. "Speaking of which, the players of the Newcomer Alliance seem to be a little strange. Chen Long and Si Snake should not get along well with each other, but the players of the Newcomer Alliance, except for their old president who went to Chen Long's side, the rest of the backbone players seem to be on Si Snake's side."

"But most of the time, these backbones are in the base camp. The hard work of expansion and invasion is left to people from our small guilds. However, Lord Sishe, bah, Sishe personally attacked Maotu this time, and the two young cadres of the Newcomer Alliance seemed to be there too."

Qiao Song raised his eyebrows, it seemed that he would meet an acquaintance again this time.

Feng Huan's honesty finally brought him better treatment. Qiao Song thought about it and tried to pull the backup file from his own shrine. He never thought that the agreement left by the secretary Shi Yuemiao and the programmer Kong Li through their joint skills could actually still be used.

I don’t know if it’s because Qiao Song has already occupied Wu Ma, but the agreement is not only valid, but the time limit has also been extended.

"Sign this and I'll set you free."

Feng Huan had his hands tied, and it was only with the help of the kind-hearted dwarf that he was able to see the specific contents of the document. The more he read, the more surprised he was.

Peaceful coexistence and mutual benefit.

Isn't this the paper version of the Shrine Agreement?

How could such a surreal game suddenly become so down-to-earth? The copy that Qiao Song took out was even signed with his own name.

Feng Huan finally signed the agreement somewhat woodenly.

They have to sign. Although the Snake mark has been temporarily removed, if they encounter players with the Snake in the future, they, who have been kicked out of their homes and forced to become traitors, will only die faster.

Snakes hate traitors.

Guys who have been traitors for years know that once you hold on to a golden leg, you must never let go.

Feng Huan, who was completely defeated in the first encounter, chose to change jobs without hesitation.

Xiang Hongliang, who was standing next to him with his mouth stuffed and could only yell blindly, witnessed the entire process of his leader's rebellion. He was not a fool and if he didn't jump ship at this time, a guy like him who witnessed the transaction would be the first to be slaughtered to show his loyalty!

God knows, Feng Huan’s shrine has been scrapped, and if he is killed at this time, he will be really dead.

Bai Xue was watching from the side and felt a little jealous: "Sister, can I sign this too?"

What players fear most in a dungeon is not the NPC cheating, but their companions stabbing them in the back.

Qiao Song: "This thing is not just a two-way agreement, you will even be managed by me, which is equivalent to..."

She paused, and Feng Huan, who had already joined the company, took the initiative to say, "It's like going to work in a company. I understand that you have the right to fire others at any time, and we must complete the tasks assigned to us."

Qiao Song thought about it and it was indeed the case: "As for the salary, you will first register with Wu Ma. At that time, there should be players with financial expertise to do the unified accounting."

Wu Ma had previously embezzled a lot of soul coins. Qiao Song didn't want to force the players in the field to death directly, but he couldn't stop them from working. After all, the work assigned by the main system had to continue.

She had a hunch that if Wu Ma, or any other zodiac sign in Zootopia, stopped carrying out the tasks issued by the main system, there might be a big mess on the Infinite Highway.

In order for the players in the dungeons outside of Zootopia to be able to safely hear the so-called system prompts, it is better to let the players of Wu Ma go to work on time for the time being. However, wages and overtime pay, as well as a healthy schedule to avoid sudden death, must also be taken care of.

Qiao Song had to hold a remote conference call later.

The rest of the Snake group also slid to their knees quickly. Even the drooling novelist, as if with a last burst of energy, suddenly pounced on and snatched an agreement when the aunt in the teahouse said with a smile that she could still have a job at her age.

In the end I couldn't write my name anymore, so I scratched my finger until it bled and left a fingerprint, and it actually worked.

Not to mention the dwarfs, they are college students, some of them are in their third and fourth years, or even graduate school. I don’t know if they were reminded of the interns who get stamps in real life, so they just want to join in the fun.

This is a job! A job with a signed contract and paid wages! You know, they couldn't even find an internship when they were alive, but they found a job in the underworld game!

"It's not because of the salary in soul coins, it's for safety!" After all, once you sign it, you can't betray it.

A group of dwarfs with glowing eyes said so.

When Qiao Song heard the system prompts ringing in his mind, he felt that he was not here to clear levels and occupy territory in other fields, but more like a human resources specialist who came out to recruit.

She was also given the job of HR.

Tsk, why does she feel that, after finishing the dungeon, she feels like she is at work, is Wu Ma some kind of virus? If you get infected, you will have a bit of a work vibe on you.

It is still happier to be a hands-off boss and find someone to help you manage a large number of game areas. No wonder dungeon managers also like to work with players.

Qiao Song had a subtle feeling that her idea was familiar, as if she had had the same thought before. It was strange, wasn't she also an ordinary college student before?

Thinking of the memories of the real world, Qiao Song's expression suddenly turned unsightly.

In the end, everyone in the room, not sure whether they were there to join in the fun or were really determined to follow her, signed a soul agreement.

Qiao Song slowly suggested: "When the snow stops, I will go to Central City tomorrow, and you guys..."

"I'm going too." Bai Xue was the first to raise her hand. "My sisters who are food bloggers are all in the central city. I don't know how they are doing now. I have to go and see them."

Grandma Wolf said she had to stay: "Every once in a while, a new hunter will come to our map. This time I will catch him and remove the fairy tale on him."

Anyway, the wolf's stomach can hold people, so when the time comes, we can pack the hunter into its stomach and take him to the central city to meet up, or notify Bai Xue to come back and switch shifts with the kindergarten teacher.

The dwarfs also said that they would not leave the house for the time being. After Cinderella's identity was eliminated, the kindergarten teacher would not have to clean the house every day, and they would have to do all the housework.

If they don't work, the curse on them will become deeper and deeper. Not only will they become shorter, they might even degenerate into babies crawling on the ground.

In the end, Qiao Song, Bai Xue, and Sishe's small group returned to the main urban area intact. The match teacher had to coax the ghost child and wait until the skill time was over before setting off again, temporarily staying at home with Grandma Wolf.

The reason why Feng Huan was able to bring his teammates out in the wind and snow was because of his puppeteer skills, which allowed him to turn his companions into puppets and put them in a puppet box, while he himself wore a cloak and moved forward in the snow.

"The Snake's mark has a certain effect on the player's physique. Although the mark has been removed now, the players in the Snake's domain should not be able to locate us through the mark."

Qiao Song looked a little regretful: "Is that so?"

Feng Huan was immediately shocked. Did they really intend to use them for fishing?

"It doesn't matter. The central city area is very busy. If the route you mentioned earlier is correct, the place should have become a snake's nest. It will be the same if you walk all the way there."

The next day, the snowstorm really stopped. There was a thick blanket of snow outside the house, about half a meter deep. Grandma Wolf opened the window and looked for a while, then decisively transformed into a big mole: "Leave this kind of environment to me. Wait for you to have breakfast, and I will make a way out for you."

In the end, Bai Xue personally prepared a breakfast without apples. It was extremely delicious and was the most delicious breakfast Qiao Song had had since he came to Infinite Highway.

Bai Xue's real name is Mu Bai Xue. She is a popular UP on a video website with over a million fans. She proudly raised the spatula and patted her apron: "Of course, this is my job. If I hadn't been given the additional status of a princess, I could still make apple pie for everyone."

As soon as the word Apple was mentioned, several people around immediately waved their hands and said no, no, no.

If someone gets poisoned later, only the prince can wake him up with a kiss. The roads in this area of ​​several kilometers are blocked by heavy snow, and the only prince may be Qiao Song.

Not to mention the issue of taking advantage, the rest of the people don't even dare to think about it.

Mu Baixue rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, I'll keep the apple with me and see if I can run into any blind guys on the road."

Grandma Mole soon returned from digging a hole and successfully cleared a path to the central city.

In order to save time and avoid too many people acting together to attract attention, Feng Huan, with the consent of the teahouse aunt and the math teacher, put them and the drooling novelist into the puppet's tool box.

After the shrine was split open by Qiao Song, the puppet box was restored, but it was not as useful as before. At least now it cannot force the use of skills to control teammates around you.

Bai Xue was quite interested in becoming a puppet. Anyway, Feng Huan couldn't harm her since they had signed the agreement, so she decisively asked him to turn her into a puppet and sat on Xiang Hongliang's shoulders.

As for why it was Xiang Hongliang, it was because this guy was not only a singer, but also the tallest one in the team, nearly 1.9 meters tall.

There was another reason why Xiang Hongliang didn't enter the puppet box: he had to help everyone get on with their journey.

"You guys are ready, then I will sing."

Others, including Qiao Song, stood behind Xiang Hongliang.

[National singers - sing as you like, with music and artificial BGM, the visual effect will come out. 】

Xiang Hongliang, who got rid of the ghost child, has been feeling very depressed these past two days.

After thinking for a while, he finally sang a familiar song.

"The sorghum is ripe and the sky is full of red. Jiuer, I will send you to a distant place."

You know what, those who graduate from professional singing schools are different and they sing really well.

This song has only four lines of lyrics. In the red sorghum sky and the fragrance of jujube flowers, everyone felt like they were flying in the clouds.

The people standing behind Xiang Hongliang felt that the road in front of them was like a progress bar. Their scattered vision suddenly came to the end and even extended to an area not covered by snow.

Qiao Song could even see a main urban area getting closer and closer in the distance, like a landscape painting that was constantly enlarging.

Then she heard strange gourd string music.

Xiang Hongliang sang a song passionately and his voice almost split, but fortunately the effect was good.

In the area where the few people landed, in a city with a lot of Arab style, someone wearing a hat was playing music into a bamboo basket. Soon, a snake could be seen rising from the bamboo basket as if dancing in the wind, swaying left and right with the music.

Qiao Song heard the Snow White puppet on Xiang Hongliang's shoulder and asked in confusion, "Have you Snake players started performing?"

Feng Huan was a little embarrassed: "Probably not. Maybe the strategy has changed."

But he had already rebelled and could not hear any instructions from Snake.

Qiao Song thought for a moment and felt that it was more likely that Snake was actively integrating into the fairy tale.

Did he change his identity voluntarily because he knew someone was coming with the Dragon Slaying Sword to kill him?

The question is, which fairy tales have snakes?