Chapter 14
Nidos Continent
After receiving the recommendation letter, the progress of the system's main mission increased a lot as expected.
Next, all we have to do is wait for the potion to be tested.
As a well-known event in mainland China, the Hundred Flowers Festival lasts for ten days, and the exhibitions for sorcerers and ordinary people are clearly divided.
Three days ago, Luo Xiya and Jiang Zhulang strolled around the Warlock area and found many interesting gadgets:
When planted, it will produce bulbs shaped like brain flowers, simulated mimicry mechanical butterflies, and low-intelligence velvety balls of plants that can understand simple commands...
It's useless, but fun.
Oh no, they are just useless to Jiang Zhulang, except for stimulating his appetite for spicy roasted brain.
For Roshia, it was still quite rewarding.
As written into the setting and recognized as the most talented alchemist in the book, Roshia possesses extremely strong alchemy abilities.
After buying the lifelike mechanical butterfly, he had a bold idea:
"Yeah, why can't I simulate insects and animals to refine weapons?!"
"This way, if I meet someone who covets MSI again, I will be able to fight even if you are not around, Lan Nuo."
Jiang Zhulang also became interested in this. He was very happy to see the emergence of new plots.
The two discussed all night, and finally, Luo Xia decided to make a bionic poisonous spider, in which the venom injected was sponsored by Jiang Zhulang.
Why make something small like a spider instead of something more powerful and majestic?
"Spiders are small and stealthy, so they don't arouse people's vigilance, which makes it easier to kill them," said Loshia.
Jiang Zhulang nodded silently.
In short, for the next period of time, Luo Xia returned to his state of seclusion in the technology house, locking himself in the hotel all day long without going out.
There are only a few days left before the Hundred Flowers Festival, and Jiang Zhulang decides to go to the Ordinary People Street to take a look at what is on sale.
Unlike the spacious and bright Warlock District, the streets occupied by ordinary people are narrower and darker, and the crowds are even larger and more crowded than in the Warlock District, making it difficult to stroll through them.
If the Warlock District is an ocean of fantasy filled with magical plants and pets, then this area is extremely rich in the breath of life.
The wooden shed on both sides was filled with all kinds of goods:
Sourdough bread, smoked fish, potato dumplings, and common plants such as cornflowers and hyacinths.
Waves of mixed smells floated in the air.
Suddenly, he felt a collision on his legs. Jiang Zhulang felt his waist was empty. He reached out and touched it. Oh no, his wallet was stolen.
He turned around and saw the back of a short kid arrogantly running through the forest of thighs. Jiang Zhulang looked strange, and when he looked closely, it seemed that...
Holding back laughter?
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Dada was wandering in the alleys, and soon he left the crowd behind. He weighed the heavy wallet in his hand and was in a very good mood.
Lying down in the secret base with his spoils, he couldn't wait to open his purse.
The bag is so heavy, it must contain a lot of money...
Yeah...
His raised hand was trembling slightly. He stared in amazement at the pile of roasted chestnuts neatly arranged in his purse, unable to speak.
How could someone use a money bag to pack food?!
"So you stole my chestnuts."
Feeling angry and annoyed, a pleasant male voice suddenly rang out, causing an echo.
Dada stood up alertly, pulled out a package made of broken strips from the pile of wooden boards behind him, threw it on his back, and ran away along the wall with a clanging sound, still holding the chestnut kernels in his hand.
Seeing this little thief so arrogant, Jiang Zhulang stretched out his long legs, took three or two big steps, and lifted him up.
The things in the package fell to the ground. They were all small bits and pieces, including brooches, hat hooks, and the most numerous of them were copper coins. Upon closer inspection, there was also a student ID card from Zhang Shushi School?
"Wuwu, you bastard, let me go!" The little kid tried to struggle with his fists and feet, but he could not break free from the restraints.
An imperceptible current of air lingered between Jiang Zhulang's white jade hands and hooked onto the back of Dada's collar.
Jiang Zhulang waited quietly for the man in his hand to stop struggling and then put him down. He watched him leisurely as he ran away, but he ran into the air wall and fell to the ground in a daze.
"Pfft." He folded his arms, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "You're quite brave. You dared to run away after being caught stealing something."
Dada said angrily, "If I don't run, am I going to be caught? I'm not a fool!"
Besides, this was the only deal he had made today, and his wallet was filled with delicious roasted chestnuts. Now, because of the chestnut kernels, all his hard-earned fortune would be lost.
The more Dada thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. Tears welled up in his eyes and refused to fall.
Oh, I just wanted to scare the kid, but I ended up making him cry.
Jiang Zhulang rubbed his face in embarrassment, and hurriedly handed him a handkerchief, and stuffed a piece of cake with so much sugar that it was almost disgusting into his mouth.
"You are bad, wuwu... (chewing chewing) hiccup..."
Listening to the little kid's crying gradually subsiding, Jiang Zhulang squatted down and used another piece of cake to redeem his wallet.
Dada sobbed and said while eating, "Is this severed head rice? Are you going to arrest me? Just because I stole your chestnuts...wuwuwuwuwuwu."
Jiang Zhulang: "...This crime is not serious enough."
Jiang Zhulang looked at the tearful child in front of him, and inexplicably felt guilty for bullying a child. He never expected that the future successor to the thief would have such a soft side, like a kitten with bared fangs and claws but zero killing power.
When he first arrived in the comic world, although he knew that he had replaced the identity of the male protagonist "Lan Nuo", he was unwilling to assume the responsibility of the savior.
The more he comes into contact with the people in this world, the harder it is for him to bear witness to the crisis that was supposed to happen.
What's more, his plan to avenge Oran Village coincides with the system's mission to prevent a world-destroying crisis. In this case, why not solve the crisis together?
Therefore, when he saw the little kid stealing money bags at the Flower Festival, a plan came to his mind:
He deliberately used bulging money bags to attract thieves to steal, and then he just needed to scare and coax the children and they would do his bidding.
Now it seems that the plan has failed?
Seeing the child burping non-stop, he had a headache. Jiang Zhulang, who had no experience in coaxing children, could only take out cakes from his storage ring and stuff them into Dada's mouth.
With his cheeks stuffed full, Dada said with sparkling eyes: "You give me food and don't catch me. You are a good person. I can reluctantly allow you to be my friend as long as you give me a few more sweet cakes."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhulang's brows relaxed, "Of course, are you going to bring it to your friends?"
Glancing at Dada's bulging belly, Jiang Zhulang took out a large bag of pastries specially prepared for him and placed it in his hand.
"Go ahead, give it to your friends."
He caught a glimpse of a group of cat-like children at the corner behind him, observing him warily from time to time and discussing in what they thought was a low voice.
"The boss has been caught by the bad guys, what should we do?"
"Of course I'm going to save him! Don't stop me, I'm going to fight the bad guys!"
"You are stupid. He was seen eating cupcakes. He is not a bad person."
"The boss is crying, there must be poison in the cake... slurp."
"We do this first, then that, and finally..."
Listening to the loud chatter of his subordinate and friend, Dada felt extremely embarrassed.
Ahhh these idiots! Can they conspire any louder?!
Realizing that the air wall that bound him had disappeared, Dada quickly ran over with the food. After handing out cakes to everyone, a group of children gathered together and whispered.
Afterwards, Dada pretended to be serious and said to Jiang Zhulang: "Big brother, you are already our friend. If you need any help, just let me know!"
He raised his hands and patted his little chest.
It looks funny.
Jiang Zhulang smiled softly, nodded, and handed Dada a wallet.
"There are no chestnuts in it. Take them. They will be of use to me in the future."
After buying some snacks from the market and bringing them to Luo Xia, Jiang Zhulang leaned on the bed for a while and opened the forum unconsciously.
He has a bad habit of checking the comments once he publishes his work.
Jiang Zhulang still remembers that after he published his first work, he opened the forum more than ten times within an hour just to see if there were any new comments and likes.
Although it is not so serious nowadays, I still like to check the comment section once a day.
The cover of the latest episode shows Lannuo wearing a hood. His pointed chin is visible under the dark black hood, and the corners of his lips are slightly raised, as if he is smiling.
Whether you look at it from the front or the side, it can only be described in two words - beautiful.
In the real-time comments, readers' responses were also quite impressive:
[Ahhh, it’s been a while since Lannuo baby has been on the cover, mommy misses him so much! ]
[I rushed up and started chewing]
[Although Lannuo is very good-looking, his expression on the cover really makes him look like a villain with eight hundred evil intentions hidden]
【Upstairs you...】
【Now that you mention it, I also...】
[Hahahaha help me, he really looks like a villain]
Jiang Zhulang secretly peeping at the screen:? ?
He looked at himself in the mirror reflexively, an evil and crazy smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
It seems, it seems, it looks like, it really looks a bit like...
He retracted his smile, straightened the corners of his mouth, looked at the person in the mirror whose face had returned to being indifferent, and nodded with satisfaction.
When Stone came out and made his stupid bid, the comments were all:
[It's over. Another fool got fooled.]
[Originally this was such a perfect and satisfying face-slapping plot, but after seeing someone say that the protagonist smiled like a villain, I can never go back...]
[This stall owner is really a clever guy]
As the plot develops, someone follows and tries to rob, and the comments are full of the popular "hahaha" party.
[Lan Nuo's expression, his eyes lit up when he heard someone was robbing 2333]
[After all, after activating his bloodline, he hasn't used arcane magic properly except for fighting ants and spearing fish.]
[If you don’t know, you might think he’s the one who’s robbing, hahahaha]
[Five fools slapped each other from dawn to dusk, and the protagonist went back to the hotel and fell asleep]
Some readers discussed Lanno's abilities:
[Lan Nuo has a pretty amazing talent, 400 in total, ranking first, but I don’t know what it’s called]
[He is the protagonist. If his ranking is lower, it can be regarded as a thunder point and avoided.]
Jiang Zhulang wiped his sweat silently and thought: When he first conceived the idea, he did think of designing Lan Nuo's talent to be the last, so that he could make a comeback from the last place.
After hearing this, editor Li Ge immediately refuted it and complained: "Your male protagonist has no golden fingers, his personality is ordinary, he is not smart, witty or unique. If he is not talented, what will you rely on to attract readers? Just rely on the male protagonist's face?"
Now that I think about it, what Brother Li said really makes sense.
In the latest episode, Lan Nuo got the recommended book in a simple and rough way. Jiang Zhulang found that the comments and views were much higher.
[From the general forum, I heard that there was a handsome bald man with bald cheeks who said this]
【Check-in】
[Nothing else, just want to see the hair regrowth surgery for baldness]
【Lord Conley: ??? Are you polite? :(】
It seems that some readers come here from the general forum specifically to read the chapters discussed in the topic forum.
When the system finally started to show the progress of the main quest, the comments section said:
[Finally... from pretending to be dead at the beginning to the current system, it is alive]
[Who knows, I once suspected that Random Code had forgotten that he had a system setting, and it turned out that it was waiting here]
[Great, great, so the organization that killed the villagers of Orlan, coveted the Microstar, and caused the world-destroying crisis is the same organization? ? ]
[He is definitely the villain]
[So, how did Lan Nuo know this? ? This guy sometimes really looks like a time traveler, the kind that brings spoilers]
[Le, Lan Nuo didn't know at first glance. Didn't you see his shocked expression when the progress bar went up? (Picture)]