Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Storm Camp

On the outskirts of the camp, in an open space near a slime colony, players disguised as "meteorites" finished their tumbling performances, and crawled out, cursing.

"This rubbish game discriminates. I read the guide before I came in. The old players all logged in seriously, but when it's our turn they just airdrop us?" A player in a novice uniform protested loudly without even standing firmly.

"That's right!" The round-faced player lying on the ground beside him nodded frantically. "I even logged off to double-check."

As she spoke, she looked around. The macaron-colored slimes mentioned in the guide were everywhere around her. They looked really cute. She couldn't help but get up and rub them a few times.

But even so, it can't make up for the hurt in her heart!

The player fell down again, letting the red-named slime dance on her after being rubbed.

"Just because it's officially recommended, has their service attitude dropped so drastically?" Another player with a high ponytail patted her butt, stood up, and rescued the low-health player with a few punches. "If the newbie benefits don't satisfy me, even if it's officially recommended, don't even think about giving me a good review."

"Oh, slime is so cute~" said the fallen player Erkang.

"Get lost!" "I think it's quite interesting and a very special experience, but according to the game settings, we probably will only have one such experience." A gentle player smiled lightly, and his expression actually looked a little regretful.

"Now that you put it that way..." Some players were instantly misled.

"Hey, you fence-sitters!"

As the new players chattered, the people in the camp who had been through thick and thin together looked at the lively scene outside. The shock brought by the epic opening was instantly diluted by the stupidity of these newcomers, and the air was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

"Pfft..." Li Zi was the first one who couldn't hold back his laughter and laughed out loud.

"Well, everyone is very energetic." He smiled naively, with his mouth wide open.

"It seems that the 'surprise' of the new expansion is really good, and everyone seems very satisfied." Juerlizi's eyes were full of smiles.

"Thank goodness we are old players." Tang Li looked relieved.

"Hahahahahaha!" Everyone laughed wildly.

At first, when everyone accepted the task to act as the guiding NPC, they were a little nervous, worried that they would not be able to cope with it. Now they have forgotten everything and are only focused on gloating.

"This is really unexpected." A low voice that was unable to express the meaning sounded beside Tang Li.

Tang Li turned her head and noticed that this person had walked over at some point. She calmly scanned the farce below and said, "More players chose our camp than expected. Silver Town should be even more lively, right?"

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Tang Li felt that the tone of voice that didn't express the meaning clearly seemed to contain a hint of sarcasm.

She was stunned for a moment, and began to make associations in her mind. Yes, according to the original expectation, the geniuses of the First Military Academy, the masters hired by the chaebols with huge sums of money... the elites from all walks of life pouring into Baiyin Town like a tide, it should be a very spectacular and exciting event.

But now, let’s not talk about whether they can maintain their composure in this dramatic way of arrival. With so many people squeezing in, even the most elite elites would probably be squeezed hard.

“Puff!”

She seemed to be able to see the farce that the familiar town was experiencing. She didn't expect that the inability to express one's feelings could have such a mischievous side. Could it be that there were players who were not on good terms with him?

“Hahahahahaha!”

The gang members also imagined the scene in their minds and laughed out loud: "The official operation must be given full marks!"

“It’s a shame I can’t witness it with my own eyes.”

"There will definitely be pictures on the forum soon." Benming Mantou said with certainty. He believed that the old players would not miss this fun.

"really."

"Cough cough, enough, players come over," after everyone had laughed enough, he coughed twice, unable to express his meaning clearly, signaling everyone to stop.

"Understood!" His words were like lighting a fuse. Everyone instantly became serious, looking at the slowly approaching player with sparkling eyes.

Although the game uses an extremely damaging airdrop method, there is still basic human care. The players' landing place is not too far away from the novice village, especially in a basin terrain like theirs. Players basically land inside the valley.

Within a few minutes, players arrived at the camp gate.

The fastest player's ID is Gale.

"Tidal Sea, Principality of Oran, Wind and Rain Camp, this should be it," Liefeng glanced down at his task panel. "The camp entrance (coordinates 515, 331), yes, it's right here."

In order to show their importance, Tang Li and his five companions, who were the gang managers, were responsible for registration at the camp gate.

"Welcome back to the magical continent, homecoming people, the Orlan Wind and Rain Camp welcomes you to join." Tang Li said to the players seriously according to the procedure copied from the mayor.

"Returnees? Is this how returnees are treated?" Liefeng thought of the treatment his group of new players received, his mouth twitched, and he muttered softly.

"Just get your tent and go in quickly." Tang Li blinked, pretending not to hear, and waved to the next person as decisively as the mayor did before.

Liefeng looked up at the spacious main street in the camp and said, "This novice village is pretty good."

As he spoke, he took a step, picked up the tent, and hurried to the center of the camp, muttering to himself, "Although it's just a tent, the conditions are much better than what's described in the guide."

He originally wanted to choose Silver Camp as the novice village, but as the most famous town in the game, too many players chose Silver Town. He was just a few seconds slow, and the system prompted that it was full.

Liefeng had no choice but to choose a Novice Village that was closer to Baiyin Town. However, many people wanted to go there as he did, so after just a while of choosing, the system reminded him that the nearby Novice Village was full.

In the end, he had no choice but to choose Fengyu Camp, a remote novice village located in a corner.

He originally thought that the conditions in such a remote place would be very poor, but he didn't expect that there would be not only wide roads, but also complete facilities. When he walked along the wide road to the camp office hall and saw the exquisite decoration and the spectacular gang base behind it, he felt that this novice village had something special.

It couldn't compare to those already developed novice villages, but at least it wasn't the kind of barren wasteland that the old players encountered in the guides he saw.

If you think about it this way, new players and old players actually have their own strengths and weaknesses, and it’s hard to say who is more unlucky.

Maybe this is the bad taste of "Magic Continent", it doesn't let anyone go.

But since "Magic Continent" can improve mental strength, which is unique among all holographic games, it is no wonder that it has such confidence.

But he will soon realize that he is overthinking it. Players who choose the already developed Novice Village are of course the luckiest group, but the treatment of other Novice Villages is no different from that of old players. Many new players in the forum have already followed the strategies of old players.

Time waits for no one. The old players have already gone ahead, and he must catch up as soon as possible. Liefeng almost didn't hesitate. He set up his tent and planned to pitch it directly in the square in front of the camp office hall.

"!" Xiao He, a member of Fengyitongzhou who was responsible for maintaining order, saw this and quickly came over to stop them. "Hey, this is a public place and you can't camp. If you want to pitch a tent, come with me. We have a place reserved for you in the campground."

"?" This NPC seems a little too lifelike. Even the old man downstairs is like this, right?

Liefeng looked at the other person strangely, but finally followed him obediently.

Xiao He didn't know that in Lie Feng's mind, he had become synonymous with the old man downstairs. He enthusiastically led the other party through the shops and alleys on the roadside, and when he came to the river, he planned a camping site for the players.

"What is this?" If Liefeng had not just walked from the neatly planned stone road, he would not have felt so disappointed when he saw the weed-covered grass in front of him, but now he really felt a little sad.

They are only separated by an alley, but it seems like two different worlds. Could it be that the NPCs in the camp are just like the officials with bad taste, and are dedicated to stabbing these innocent and poor players in the heart?

If the entire game is in this style, he feels that he may need to do some psychological preparation to encourage himself to continue playing.

Xiao He had no idea what the other party was thinking. After all, compared with their conditions at the time, this was nothing. He was even proud that their gang had cleared the stones and wood on the grass in advance, so new players didn't have to clean up much and could just set up the tent. Isn't that so thoughtful?

"Hey, I specially picked a place with a good view for you by the river. When your tent is upgraded to a cabin, it will be a river view room."

Xiao He's attitude was so sincere that Lie Feng couldn't tell whether he really meant it or it was just a game trick.

"Over there, I mean by the wide road, I see a lot of empty houses. Are they for sale?"

"Those are basically shops. The prices are much higher than those in the two streets to the left and right. Of course, you can also live there yourself. Do you want to buy them?" Xiao He gave the other party a number.

"..." This is almost as much as a house in the real world. Although the house itself is not expensive, poverty still makes Liefeng suspiciously silent.

"It's also good to upgrade slowly. You can do it according to your own wishes." Xiao He patted Liefeng's shoulder in understanding.

Upgrading houses requires a lot of resources, and their gang is not rich. If it were not for attracting investment, the logistics department would not be willing to spend so many resources to build the central street.

The interests of the gang are the interests of everyone. If Liefeng doesn't have a skill to open a shop, he doesn't really want Liefeng to buy a ready-made house on the central street.

After all, if there is one more resident on the central street, there will be one less shop. If there is one less shop, the gang will collect less taxes. If the gang collects less taxes, his salary will also shrink.

"Remember to go and do the mission after setting up the tent!" Seeing that they had wasted a lot of time here, Xiao He waved to Lie Feng and returned to the square along the original route.

On the other side, a player with the ID Tiantang was also wandering around the central street. She was not in a hurry to complete the task, so she just walked along the novice map marked by the system and visited each store one by one.

"The Restaurant of Doom?!" Tiantang's eyes lit up as she glanced at a mark on the map. She said excitedly, "Oh my god, am I seeing things?! It's the legendary Restaurant of Doom."

She ran excitedly towards the direction marked on the minimap, and sure enough, she saw the familiar NPC from the guide.

The restaurant is still under preparation, and the one currently operating is the Doom Restaurant next door.

But it’s not a big problem. Tiantang’s goal is to make steamed buns and steamed buns that are praised to the heavens and on earth in the forum.

"Give me two steamed buns and one of those flower rolls too. I want to try it and see if it's really as delicious as the guide says!"

"Okay." Ailan handed over the steamed buns and flower rolls that Tiantang wanted, and took all the other person's belongings with a smile.

“Hmm!”

There are idle street urchins and honest professional players in the game.

As soon as Kuang Dao entered the camp, he simply and roughly set up his tent on the nearest grass. Then he opened the skill bar and studied it. He spent all his copper coins to buy a [Heavy Attack] skill book. He picked up his knife and ran towards the macaron-colored slime jumping outside the camp, shouting "Monsters! Experience! I'm coming!" and started to chop wildly.

There seemed to be no end to the endless stream of players pouring into the camp. At the small table at the entrance of the camp, Tang Li and the others' faces were almost frozen with laughter.

But the players came here happily to play the game, and they couldn’t show their displeasure to others, so no matter how tired they were, they still faced these players who came from afar with the most sincere and positive attitude.

The gang members also perform their duties, and everything is in order amidst the chaos.

"Welcome, welcome!" The gang members who hadn't been assigned any tasks also smiled brightly. In their free time, they helped greet everyone and posted the precautions that had been urgently prepared in the later stage on the nearby channels. "The newbie manual in the nearby channel has basic operations, camp rules, and some tips. Everyone can take a look!"

"If you want to level up quickly, go kill monsters and complete quests. The slime area outside the camp is a safe zone for levels 0-3, dropping basic materials and small copper coins. There are also construction quests within the camp, such as collecting wood and stone, which reward experience and camp contribution points. Contribution points can be exchanged for equipment and supplies in the camp warehouse. There are also a lot of experience rewards, so don't miss it!"

"Skill books and equipment are available on the map. They're the top choice for players who spend a lot of money!"

"The Doom Restaurant has opened a branch in Wind and Rain Camp. Players who want to try the delicious steamed buns and flower rolls shouldn't miss it. Not only are they delicious, but they're also a great way to replenish your energy!"

There are quite a few wealthy players in this group. Even though most of them play games for the purpose of improving their mental strength, the purchasing power they demonstrate is still astonishing.

Maybe it's out of curiosity to try something new, maybe it's to improve their strength as quickly as possible, or maybe these people don't play the game much and are not as frugal as the players when it comes to spending money. In short, as waves of players pour into the camp, the sales of various stores are rising wildly.

In addition to Tang Li's famous Doom Restaurant, practical items such as equipment and skill books, and even the "junk" that they had originally used to make up the numbers were bought out by enthusiastic players.

In order to prevent the store from running out of stock, they took turns opening the bronze treasure chests in the afternoon.

Thanks again to the players. I originally thought that these treasure chests would be put at the bottom of the box.

"Is this what the upgrade of Baiyin Town from a camp to a town looks like?" Looking at the bustling camp, Tang Li wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead.

"That's not the case. At least we still need some time to catch up in terms of foundation." He smiled and shook his head.

"Yeah, the warehouse is almost empty," Li Zi said, looking exhausted. "Luckily, we can still get supplies from the mayor and the main city, and the amount of supplies players are turning in for quests is slowly increasing."

It turns out that there is strength in numbers.

"Let's adjust the rewards for tomorrow's collection mission. We've received more wood, but the amount of stone and ore can't keep up." After checking the system data, he said to the logistics manager.

"Okay." MM nodded and recorded it in the system. "The camp should be saturated with new players. Everyone, get busy."

"Ah!" Tang Li and Li Zi looked at each other and sighed at the same time. As the life players who provide the core supplies for the gang, and now the entire camp, they are undoubtedly the busiest.

"Just hold on a little longer, the HR department is already recruiting!" He gave them an example and painted a rosy picture for them.

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