Chapter 216, exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City: Learning to be good is hard, but learning to be bad is easy...
"Slap—!" Someone couldn't help but slap themselves.
Others pinched their thighs hard, looking dazed, "Am I dreaming?"
They had heard about the uses of tillers and plant protection machines, but they never imagined they would be so amazing!
How can it move and even fly on its own when no one is pushing it or controlling it with a rope?
After the initial shock, the disaster victims were in an uproar.
Some were excited, some were shocked, and some elderly, conservative villagers who had simply come to watch were so frightened that they looked like they couldn't catch their breath.
Some people were even shouting, "Sorcery! This is sorcery!"
"This thing will surely bring disaster, it's a scourge, and it must be destroyed immediately!"
After regaining their senses, Yu Niangzi, Hua San, and the others rolled their eyes upon hearing similar statements and didn't take them seriously.
Hua San whispered to Lu Xuan, "Those are all tribal chiefs from the surrounding villages. They're used to being the boss in their clans and having a one-man rule. They're always ready to take the law into their own hands and punish anyone they don't like. They're really annoying."
"Yesterday, after those small forces that did business with you took those medicines back with them, I heard that many old men in the villages said they were poison, dangerous medicine, and that they would rather die than let the sick people in the village use them."
Lady Yu scoffed, her slender fingers twirling a strand of hair as she chuckled, her voice icy: "If you ask me, let them die. Aren't there enough deaths these days?"
Hoverboard, spatial ring, bio-suit—which of these isn't incredibly useful? The clan leaders and elders have plenty of questions to ask.
But those who are sick, or even those who are about to die, don't care about being considered monstrous or not.
Fengxian County had long since run out of medicine, but they would try anything that offered even the slightest hope of saving lives. If anyone dared to obstruct them, the desperate relatives would fight them to the death.
In the past, villagers might have been unable to resist being coerced by their clans, but times have changed.
If the clan can't accept them, these powerful forces will welcome anyone who comes; if they don't want us here, there are plenty of other places that will.
Yu Niangzi's gaze shifted from the tiller that had almost finished turning over an acre of land to Lu Xuan, her eyes filled with fervor and joy.
Not only did he bring them a large amount of supplies, but he also indirectly gave them the opportunity to expand their power. He was truly a living bodhisattva.
"Where did Boss Lu get all these treasures? It's so enviable."
As she spoke, her jade-white fingers gently stroked Lu Xuan's shoulder, and she said softly, "Speaking of which, Mr. Lu, are you married? If not, what do you think of me?"
Lu Xuan: "..."
Live stream viewers: !! Oh wow!
After Su Ying, they actually encountered someone else who dared to make a move on the livestreamer!
[Although... the face the streamer is using isn't actually their own.]
[Can't you tell that Yu Niangzi wasn't after her looks, but rather the benefits the streamer could bring?]
[I don't know exactly how old Yu Niangzi is, but she looks like she's only in her early twenties. If the streamer really slept with her, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage.]
[Hehe, I think Yu Niangzi thinks the same way. If she could take a nap and get the streamer to send her another batch of supplies, that would be perfect.]
Unfortunately, they chose the wrong target.
Based on their understanding of the streamer, they knew she wasn't the type to be swayed by beauty.
As expected, Lu Xuan sidestepped Yu Niangzi's fingers and said coldly, "It's none of my business."
Yu Niangzi was still not giving up. "It's irrelevant now, but that doesn't mean it won't be relevant in the future. We can have more in-depth exchanges..." The ambiguous tone when she said "in-depth exchanges" made it clear to anyone with common sense what she meant.
Hua San couldn't stand it anymore. "That's enough. You've already hooked up with Brother Qiu and Boss Du, and now you're eyeing Boss Lu?"
Qiu Qi, who was called out, froze, while Du Chenghai coughed awkwardly.
[Ridiculous! He's having affairs with two powerful figures!]
[The key point is that both sides knew that Lady Yu was two-timing, yet they managed to avoid a major conflict. Lady Yu is amazing!]
[Hmm...judging from Qiu Qi and Du Chenghai's ages, they're probably both married by now, and their kids are probably teenagers. Is that a bit much?]
Yu Niangzi glared at Hua San and said, "Love between a man and a woman is consensual. Brother Qiu and Brother Hai have met the wrong people. What business is it of yours if I'm just comforting them?"
Hua San rolled her eyes and didn't say anything more.
Upon hearing this, the audience guessed that Qiu Qi and Du Chenghai's wives might have run away with someone or encountered some other change, and in short, they probably didn't have wives at home, so their concerns dissipated.
As for the chauvinistic men who look down on Yu Niangzi for being so flirtatious and even promiscuous and spout nonsense in the comments, others who disagree will naturally retaliate, and Lu Xuan doesn't need to interfere.
With Hua San interrupting, Yu Niangzi also realized that Lu Xuan was not a man who liked beautiful women, so she didn't dwell on it and continued to follow up with the others on the progress in the greenhouse.
After the plant protection machine finished spraying herbicide on the plowed land, the other plant protection machines, which were filled with water and seeds, also took off one after another.
The experienced farmer who had been deliberately left behind quickly followed behind, happily covering the soil with soil.
Yesterday, Lu Xuan had already shown the appearance of the mutated plant to the people from the five major forces, and they didn't care at all about its strange shape.
They care more about a fast enough harvesting speed and an amazing yield.
Once this batch of grain matures in a little over a month, they will be able to spend it more freely.
The greenhouse would take several days to build, and as leaders, they naturally couldn't supervise it from start to finish. After personally operating the tiller and plant protection machine to their heart's content, they casually handed over the follow-up work to their subordinates and went back to catch up on sleep.
They originally wanted to assign Lu Xuan some of his men to accompany him, but the latter refused.
Half an hour later.
The leaders of the five major forces had all returned to their own territories, and the greenhouses outside the city were still under construction. Lu Xuan, on the other hand, strolled alone through the bustling streets of the city.
Despite the fact that Yu Niangzi and the others seemed to have been playing games all night and neglecting their duties, when they actually arrived at the commercial street, they found that the shops were already displaying the supplies provided by Lu Xuan for sale.
Nutritional supplements, salt, and sugar that are essential for disaster victims are sold in several shops along the street. The clinic also displays commonly used household medicines such as antipyretics and wound sprays.
Prices varied, but the difference wasn't too great. However, it was clear that the disaster victims who went to buy things had regular shops they frequented and wouldn't go to another shop just because it was relatively cheaper.
Lu Xuan guessed that these disaster victims were going to shops under the name of their own faction. Going to other shops would be tantamount to betraying their own side, so they definitely couldn't go there.
However, regardless of whether they were visiting shops belonging to their own faction or not, the number of people visiting was quite astonishing.
Many people had heard the news that a wealthy outsider had arrived in the city, and everyone was curious about what good things their boss had traded.
Salt and sugar need no further explanation, especially the former, as one doesn't need them as long as one is alive.
The latter, influenced by the city's many hedonistic people, also have a number of people willing to spend money to enjoy themselves.
Even the shops selling more expensive items like biosuits, hoverboards, and dried seafood were packed with people, who could be seen exclaiming in amazement while generously handing out their supplies.
Lu Xuan discovered that although the death rate of the disaster victims here was higher than that of Yangshan and Luochuan due to the disaster and man-made disaster, they were also much richer in their pockets than those in the other two settlements, with many people taking out large pieces of dried meat.
Lu Xuan listened carefully to the conversations around him and roughly understood the management models of the five major forces, including other smaller forces.
Perhaps it's because most people aren't particularly good at being officials, or because some people have been too power-hungry and tried to control everything, causing many to die and suffering the consequences. In short, these days, various factions don't exploit their subordinates much.
Correspondingly, in addition to ensuring that the shelters and supplies of those who are dependent on them are not taken away by outsiders, the disaster victims also need to find their own ways to obtain the food they need for daily life.
Go to the countryside to pick wild vegetables, mushrooms, and wild fruits, or go hunting, or gather firewood—do whatever you can.
This rule has been in effect in Fengxian County since the beginning of winter, which means that when wild animals attack, the disaster victims also need to protect themselves.
The advantage is that, apart from having to hand over one-tenth of the prey obtained from killing wild beasts to the relevant faction, the rest belongs to the owner.
As long as they survive, they will never lack meat.
The bio-suits and hoverboards that Yu Niangzi and the others released were not many to begin with. Let's not even mention those who are reluctant to spend money on supplies. Anyone who is willing to spend supplies has to fight for them to buy things, otherwise they can't buy them at all.
Once I successfully bought it, I put the clothes on right away and started playing with the hoverboard with the help of the shop assistant, even though my movements on it were quite comical.
If someone has good balance and learns quickly, they'll definitely fly around the streets several times to show off.
In the short time it took Lu Xuan to walk the entire street from one end to the other, seven or eight people had already appeared in mid-air playing on hoverboards.
The five major forces did not release the portable space, but Lu Xuan saw that the holographic helmet was for sale.
Similarly, as long as one has experienced the wonderful feeling of entering another world and has the resources to sell helmets, no one will miss it.
So in just one day, the number of players in the holographic game began to increase significantly, with thousands more players joining in a single day. Even the most clueless villagers of Yunlu Village realized something was wrong.
"Ah Xuan, why are there suddenly so many strangers in the holographic world?"
On the communication screen, Zhang Chengming, Xiong Mao, Li Tuo, and others gathered together, all looking somewhat surprised and doubtful.
Behind them, you can also see the village chief, Wu Cheng and other elders.
Li Tuo said with a look of surprise, "I met several new players this morning. I thought they were people from Huo Family Army who had gotten tired of the old game and switched over. After chatting for a bit about village matters, I noticed that their expressions were strange. When I asked them where they were from, they said it was Feng County. I was so scared that I logged off immediately."
He seemed visibly shaken as he spoke of the later parts.
The realism of the holographic world is so high that it's hard to distinguish between reality and illusion. The Huo family's refugees were already quite familiar with each other and knew each other's backgrounds, so it wasn't a big deal. But then a group of strangers suddenly appeared out of nowhere, which was incredibly frightening.
Wu Yang had a guess, "Did you sell the holographic helmet to the other disaster victims when you were trading with them?"
Lu Xuan nodded, "We've sold several thousand items. In the coming period, there should be quite a few players who are disaster victims from Fengxian in various games."
Lu Xuan briefly explained the situation in Feng County to them.
The person on the other end of the communication screen was astonished.
Zhang Chengming exclaimed in surprise, "A county with only 30,000 people has dozens of large and small factions? This sounds too chaotic."
The others nodded.
Back then, Yangshan County only had four major powers, which already caused a lot of trouble. Dozens of powers... it's unimaginable.
Li Tie and Wu Cheng, among other older people, focused more on the unusually high mortality rate in Fengxian County.
Wu Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "The disaster victims in Feng County are probably quite cunning. It's best if you don't reveal anything about us when you meet them in the game."
People who can survive in such a difficult place are not simple; don't reveal too much information and cause trouble.
Lu Xuan said, "The composition of the disaster victims in Feng County is indeed very mixed. I mainly contacted the leaders of the five major forces. I don't know much about the people below them, and I don't have that much time. You can exchange ideas with the new players, but there's no need to go into too much detail about your background, or even reveal the truth."
Lu Xuan reminded him, "The holographic world is a virtual world. Names are fake, faces are fake, and backgrounds can naturally be faked as well. You can create a completely new persona for yourselves. Young people can pretend to be old people, and old people can pretend to be young people. Men can become women, and little kids can become strong men."
Everyone on the other side: "!!!" You can do that?!?
Although they did give themselves a funny or somewhat embarrassing pseudonym and create a new face, they never thought that they could also fake their identity and background.
Lu Xuan's words opened a new world for them.
Li Tuo, who has a naturally lively and playful personality, has incredibly bright eyes.
Xiong Mao also found it quite interesting, thinking that he could create a woman's identity, then have his wife act as a man, and then... hehe.
Because of his short stature, he wasn't photographed by the communication screen, but Zhang Dafu, Li Kangbao, and the other kids who were also present exchanged glances and excitedly contacted their other friends to tell them about this new way to play.
[Tsk tsk, it seems like even the simple, honest villagers are being corrupted by this streamer.]
[They even told them they could dress up as women, and vice versa; maybe even cross-dressing masters will appear... Wait, what if someone starts pretending to be a woman to cheat for points?]
[It's unlikely, right? But online dating is quite possible, especially for some people with a 'previous record'.]
Lu Xuan: You can just call out names directly.
Whether it's online dating or cross-dressing to cheat for points, Lu Xuan is just someone who provides the game tools. What others do in the game is not within his scope of after-sales service.
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The next day when Lu Xuan went out again, there were clearly many people gathered together, excitedly discussing the topic of holographic games.
It's impossible to fully explore the game world in just one day. Most people are still in the stage of marveling at the 100% realistic holographic world and stumbling around trying to figure out how to play each game.
At first, Lu Xuan didn't hear anything new, but in one of the groups of people, a man loudly said that he had met an old player who had obtained the holographic helmet earlier than them yesterday.
The other party was powerful and helpful, and while he was still confused, they helped him get familiar with the environment and level up.
The burly man said smugly, "I've already acknowledged him as my big brother. From now on, my big brother will take me under his wing. I'm sure I'll be able to establish myself faster than anyone else. Once I've made a name for myself in there, I can also help you guys out."
The others around were filled with envy, and some even inquired about the name of the big man's sworn brother in the game, whether out of curiosity or a desire to curry favor with him.
The big man was probably carefree and didn't consider the possibility of his elder brother being robbed. He loudly declared, "Call it 'Brilliant Stars'."
Lu Xuan, who was about to leave: "..."
Live stream viewers: ???
[Wow, the name "Brilliant Stars" sounds like it belongs to Lu Chen's younger brother, doesn't it?]
[Hahaha—his so-called older brother is just a seven-year-old, no, an eight-year-old little brother?]
[The streamer just mentioned yesterday that it's okay to create a persona, and Lu Chen has already put it into action, even taking on a follower. That's fast!]
It's really hard to learn good things, but it's easy for everyone to go astray.
[It's not fair to call it teaching someone bad habits; helping new players is a form of helping others.]
[Speaking of which, if Lu Chen is his older brother, then what is the streamer to him? His boss?]
[Pfft, what the hell, are you trying to make me laugh to death?]
When the big man was asked about his older brother's appearance after giving his name, he described him in great detail, saying that his brother was taller and stronger than him.
Lu Xuan and the audience glanced at the big man, who was at least thirty years old, at least 1.9 meters tall, and exceptionally robust.
He's even stronger than him. Did Lu Chen create a giant's appearance for himself?
Even Lu Xuan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly.
I really want to know how interesting the bearded guy's expression will be after he finds out Lu Chen's true identity.
Lu Xuan: Life after the catastrophe has been difficult enough; let's leave some hope for people.
It wasn't just ordinary disaster victims who were excited about the holographic game; Hua Sanyu Niangzi and others would also specifically use the communicator to contact Lu Xuan to ask for game tips and strategies.
They contact each other three to five times a day, but it's good if they actually talk about disaster-related or material-related topics even once. Even Qiu Qi and Meng Xia, who seem very serious, didn't ask any more questions.
There are already enough supplies, and Lu Xuan can't make the disaster disappear, so what's the point of asking?
Lu Xuan, on the other hand, after being asked too many questions and finding there wasn't much to see on the streets, decided to go back to the safe house to sort out the gold and silver jewelry he had obtained from the previous gathering places.
They had only gone halfway when they encountered a group of people fighting in the street.
These people seemed to be from two small factions, and for some reason, the conflict escalated. Some of them were punching and kicking each other in the street, while inside a small two-story teahouse on the street, there were constant sounds of tables and chairs being smashed and people shouting and cursing.
A large crowd of onlookers gathered around, some jeering and others trying to stop the fight.
Lu Xuan wanted to take another route, but before he could turn around, he heard someone in the crowd exclaim, "Stop fighting! Stop it! The teahouse looks like it's going to collapse!"
Lu Xuan paused, turned his head and saw that the teahouse, which was already somewhat dilapidated after being ravaged by the disaster for more than half a year, and even had cracked walls, was on the verge of collapse.
More and more people noticed something was wrong in the teahouse and, forgetting all about the commotion, shouted, "Stop fighting inside! Run or you'll be crushed to death!"
There were roughly a dozen people in the teahouse. If the teahouse collapsed, probably few of them would survive.
The people fighting in the street looked towards the teahouse after hearing the noise, their expressions changed drastically. They were about to shout to the people inside who were fighting so hard they couldn't hear anything outside, but it was too late.
With a loud rumble, the teahouse collapsed.
Just as the people inside were about to be smashed to pieces, at the critical moment, Lu Xuan raised an arm, palm up, and lifted it upwards. All the broken walls, windows, and rubble instantly floated in mid-air, without a single piece falling down.
The crowd, who were about to scream, seemed to be suddenly choked and their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock.
Upon learning that someone was causing trouble, Yu Niangzi, looking irritated, put down her game and came over to take charge. Hua San and the others were also dumbfounded.
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Author's Note: Special thanks to the following:
One landmine was thrown at Changyushan. Throwing time: 2025-05-26 22:10:55
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