Chapter 4 Chapter 4 "A welcome party will be held tomorrow!"...
Xia Xifeng blinked. The fear and panic that he had been suppressing because of traveling to a strange and dangerous world were soothed at this moment, and he even felt a little excited.
This ripple of emotion was like he had just entered a blockbuster game. After enduring the difficult but brief novice period, he wore ragged novice clothes, armed with a worn wooden stick and stone sword, crossed the ordinary winding path, and came to a valley. Suddenly, the view before him opened up.
Melodious background music sounded, mixed with the sound of wind, laughter, and various sounds full of life. The cutscenes from panoramic views to NPC close-ups slowly unfolded, indicating that the player's adventure in another world has officially begun.
"It's my honor." Xia Xifeng responded with the same courtesy.
He had seen the etiquette of the halflings countless times through the screen.
His on-screen villains have done this countless times too.
In real life, Xia Xifeng doesn't do cosplay, he is just an ordinary gamer and has never done such actions.
But when the image of the little man on the screen appeared in his mind, the etiquette movements, although unfamiliar and clumsy, were not wrong at all.
Qin Lang also gave the same response to Leo.
He didn't care about the game's plot and would frantically skip through NPC conversations. But when the player took on numerous quests, the repetitive actions were so repetitive that even if he didn't specifically remember them, he would unconsciously memorize them.
Leo also gave a reaction that was very familiar to them.
He expressed his delight at the response with a bright smile and cheerful body movements: "You actually know the etiquette of halfling guests?"
Xia Xifeng smiled and said, "We are traveling merchants."
Leo gave Xia Xifeng a thumbs up and said, "You will definitely have a powerful caravan in the future."
"Thank you for your kind words." Xia Xifeng pointed forward, "Is that girl someone you know? She's been peeking at you."
Leo looked in the direction Xia Xifeng pointed: "Oh, that's my sister. Luo Xi, what are you doing hiding behind the tree?"
The halfling girl, who had not hidden well, jumped out from behind the tree trunk.
The young girl in a light green floral dress had bright light golden hair, which was braided into two long pigtails. Her hair sparkled in the afterglow of the setting sun.
She raised her fair and lovely face, with hesitation in her blue eyes: "Brother? Is it Brother Leo?"
Leo spread his arms. "Of course it's me. But after not seeing you for two years, you don't recognize your brother?"
Rosie dodged Leo's arm and hid behind Xia Xifeng's body, which seemed taller for a halfling.
Leo: "...Sissi, I think even if you can't recognize me, you shouldn't hide behind a stranger."
Luo Xi poked her little head out from behind Xia Xifeng and stuck out her tongue. "He's dirty and smelly, I won't let you hold him. This long-legged man smells like the sunflower pendant, he's not a stranger."
Xia Xifeng, who was really confused about where his super high affinity came from and could attract the trust of a strange girl, suddenly realized.
In the game, if the player reaches respected reputation among the halfling race, he will receive the sunflower ornament.
The game world has become reality, and players who own sunflower ornaments can directly reach respected reputation among the halfling race?
If there is an accessory in the game that can directly increase the player's faction favorability from 0 to respected, it must at least be of legendary quality.
Oh, that's not right.
The game operator will never release such bug items that ruin the gaming experience.
Only reality doesn't care about "balance".
Xia Xifeng took out the pendant from her backpack. "Yes, I'm Leo's friend Xia Xifeng, you can just call me Feng. His name is Qin Lang, you can call him Lang. Nice to meet you."
Qin Lang forced the corners of his mouth to curl up slightly to show his kindness.
Luo Xi trembled and hid away from Qin Lang.
Leo reached out and grabbed Luo Xi, who had escaped from Xia Xifeng's cover. He gave his sister a bear hug with a sly grin: "You actually think your brother is dirty? Watch out!"
Rosie screamed, "Let me go."
"Hahahaha, look at my beard attack!"
"Get out!"
Xia Xifeng watched the brother and sister playfully arguing with each other, nudged Qin Lang lightly with his elbow, and said in a low voice, "Leo's hair isn't blond too, is it? I thought his was gray-brown."
Qin Lang looked at Leo: "Yeah."
Xia Xifeng said, "I hope his hair is indeed gray-brown, otherwise he must be very dirty."
He rubbed his arms. He thought that he and Qin Lang were dirty enough.
Qin Lang took a step aside.
Xia Xifeng: "Why? My strength is so light, how can I hurt you?"
Leo rushed over: "I heard everything!"
Xia Xifeng: "Ah!"
Leo grabbed a handful of dirt, jumped up and smeared it on Xia Xifeng's chest.
Qin Lang slowly walked to the little half-orc girl who was squatting on the ground cursing her brother, and watched the "battle" between Xia Xifeng and Leo coldly.
"Brother is so childish." Rosie looked up. "Thank you for being friends with a childish brother."
Qin Lang said, "You're welcome. Xia Xifeng and Leo have similar personalities, and their friendship is just right."
Rosie burst out laughing.
She was originally frightened by Qin Lang's indifference and the smell of blood on his body. After hearing Qin Lang's response, she realized that she had judged people by their appearance.
Although Lang looks aloof, he doesn't seem difficult to get along with.
"Brother, stop fighting. You're bringing your friends home, aren't you going to have a party?" Rosie stopped her childish brother.
Leo jumped onto Xia Xifeng's back and strangled her neck, saying loudly, "We encountered a pack of hyenas today and are exhausted. Let's rest first and have the banquet tomorrow."
"Ah!" Rosie screamed in fear. "Is it dangerous? Is he hurt?"
Leo jumped off Xia Xifeng's back and said, "I almost died, luckily I met Feng and Lang. Let's go home."
Rosie patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
She lifted the hem of her skirt and solemnly thanked Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang.
The halflings attracted by the valley gate happily watched Rosie, Leo and Xia Xifeng playing.
They also felt the scent of the sunflower pendant on Xia Xifeng's body. They did not come over to question the two strange long-legged people who set foot in the valley. Instead, they looked at them with gentle and friendly eyes, as if they were treating tribesmen who had returned from a long journey.
After hearing Leo's words, they came over, expressed their gratitude to Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang one after another, and invited them to visit their homes.
"Go find the village chief! We're going to hold a grand welcome banquet tomorrow!"
"I'm going to town early tomorrow morning to buy some wine. Who wants to go? Let's go!"
"Me! Me!"
"I'm here to catch the bus, so I can go sell some things."...
When the halflings heard about the party, they danced with joy.
When the traveling tribesmen return, we can only hold a small celebration, but when friends with sunflower pendants come, we must hold a grand celebration!
Even the outgoing Xia Xifeng felt a little overwhelmed by the halfling's enthusiasm.
Qin Lang's mouth was pursed into a line again.
Rosie pursed her lips and smiled secretly, then lightly kicked her brother who was watching the fun, and asked him to go and save his friends who were surrounded.
Leo then squeezed into the crowd and brought Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang out: "Let's talk tomorrow. We're both very tired."
The extremely enthusiastic halflings finally made way.
Xia Xifeng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Watching a group of halflings jumping around him across the screen made him think that this game was well optimized, with so many NPCs on the same screen without any frame drops. In real life, being surrounded by a group of strangers enthusiastically, he was almost embarrassed to the point of dropping frames.
Xia Xifeng quietly chatted with Qin Lang through the system and complained again: "I didn't expect the sunflower pendant to be so effective. We've only known Leo for a day, and he's already given us this wonderful thing. How can such a naive halfling survive in the apocalypse?"
Qin Lang, who was a little annoyed by the noise, rarely responded to Xia Xifeng's chat: [Maybe it's because they trust each other and are very united.]
Xia Xifeng thought about it and agreed, "That's right. Even when faced with great difficulties, halflings who haven't gone mad always trust their tribe and stay united, which makes it easier for them to overcome difficulties. We're so lucky to have encountered halflings right after crossing over!"
Qin Lang thought so too.
So when he saw a halfling in danger, he would immediately give it a try even if he was not sure of not getting hurt.
Xia Xifeng: [I don't know what mysterious force has thrown us here. If it can see our "future," we'll meet the halfling holding the sunflower pendant as soon as we cross over. Perhaps it has no ill will towards us.]
Qin Lang didn't answer.
There was no easy answer. For a being of such power, they could only hope for good will.
Leo had no idea of the anxiety in the hearts of his two new friends.
He returned home with his friends. His parents had heard the news early and were already preparing a big meal.
Although halflings are short in stature, they like to build large and spacious houses.
They all have a good sense of art and like bright and warm environments. Just as the game officials define them, the places they live in are also filled with a warm and lovely fairy tale atmosphere.
The guest room Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang stayed in was spacious for both of them. The large bed in the middle of the room was large enough for the two of them to sleep comfortably.
If a halfling sleeps on it, he can roll around freely.
Leo's family is very wealthy. Each bedroom is equipped with a bathroom, and the bathing utensils are all magical products. The bath water can heat itself.
Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang took turns taking a shower and changing into new clothes.
Xia Xifeng practiced a few times on the road and was able to make clothes with fur.
When they left the bedroom, Leo had already taken a shower, trimmed his beard, and changed into comfortable and loose clothes.
Xia Xifeng almost didn't recognize her: "Your hair is actually golden!"
Leo's hair is more dazzling than his sister Rosie's. Even when it is dark, his hair reflects golden light under the magic lamp.
Although halflings are short, their bodies are well-proportioned, like scaled-down dolls.
The clean-cut Leo not only had brilliant blond hair, but his ash-brown skin had also become fairer. When his bright blue eyes, filled with a hearty smile, looked at Xia Xifeng, Xia Xifeng felt as if she had seen the protagonist of a fairy tale prince.
"I told you a long time ago..." Leo was helpless, "Was I that dirty before?"
Xia Xifeng teased Leo with a smile, and Rosie put her hands on her hips and nodded continuously.
"Stop chatting and let's have a feast!"
Leo's parents came to the restaurant holding a big roast chicken.
Xia Xifeng hurriedly pulled Qin Lang to help.
The long dining table was filled with various grilled meats, stews, and fruits, and the aroma made Xia Xifeng's stomach rumble.
Xia Xifeng blushed.
Leo's parents were very happy, thinking that the rumbling in Xia Xifeng's stomach was the best compliment to their cooking skills.
On the first day in the other world, in the morning, Xia Xifeng was still anxious about whether he could survive; in the evening, he had taken a hot bath, eaten a big meal, and fell asleep on the soft and wide bed.
Leo's parents felt sorry for their tiredness today and didn't talk to them for long.
After dinner, they considerately let Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang go back to their rooms to sleep.
Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang lay side by side in the same bed. Although they were physically tired, they found it difficult to fall asleep.
Xia Xifeng: [There's no Sunflower Valley near Green Sand City, but the novice dungeon is called Sun Valley Ruins, which is similar to the name of Sunflower Valley.]
Qin Lang: [Yes. The boss is the halfling evil god Yingsen.]
Halflings are warm and lovable fairy-tale people who are always trustworthy unless they go crazy.
All dungeons in the game are "silhouettes" of the game's plot events. The plot of the Sun Valley Ruins dungeon is a historical snapshot of the halfling Yingsen slaughtering his hometown and ascending to the evil god.
Unfortunately, Yingsen became an evil god, and no halfling was bewitched by him.
Halflings don't go bad, they just go mad. Insen wasn't mad, but because halflings could never be swayed by him, he became the god of madness.
The emergence of evil gods among the halflings who will not fall into darkness is one of the preludes to the end of the world.
However, the game's historical records were vague, and even if the dates were specified in the chronicles, even the most immersive gamers wouldn't be able to memorize the years. Xia Xifeng didn't know when Sun Valley was destroyed.
Xia Xifeng: [Forget it, let's go to sleep. The end of the world is definitely still a long way off. Even if disaster is imminent, what can we two little shrimps do to the gods?]
Qin Lang thought so too.
The two were indeed very tired. Although they were very exhausted, they fell asleep immediately.
Qin Lang had just fallen asleep when he was kicked awake by Xia Xifeng.
He sat up and looked indifferently at Xia Xifeng, who had his eyes closed and was waving his hands and feet, in the dim light coming through the moonlight outside the window.
Qin Lang recalled his childhood.
The elders of the two families often worked together to take care of the children, and he and Xia Xifeng often slept in the same bed when they were children.
Xia Xifeng usually sleeps well, but once he encounters something exciting during the day, he will definitely do radio gymnastics for a long time while sleeping at night, just like some people will snore when they are too tired.
Moreover, Xia Xifeng would be sleeping very deeply at this time, making it difficult to wake him up. Even if he was woken up, he would jump around like a fish on the shore when he fell asleep again.
Qin Lang found the hemp rope that Xia Xifeng had twisted to practice his skills in his backpack, and tied up Xia Xifeng's hands and feet.
He tied it loosely. If Xia Xifeng woke up and put his hands and feet together, he could easily break free from the noose. But while Xia Xifeng was asleep, there was no way he could move.
Qin Lang pushed the tied-up Xia Xifeng to the corner of the bed, tucked the quilt for him, and continued to sleep.
Clean, neat, done in one go, and very skillful.
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