Chapter 31: Expanding the Wild Territory
Mother Liu quickly grabbed her son's arm and said, "Hey, Dongdong, your dad was just saying that out of anger. Don't take it personally."
Father Liu turned his face away. Although he was worried that Liu Dong would really leave, he was too embarrassed to apologize to his son because of his chauvinism.
"That's right, there's no overnight grudge among family members. Now we have to work together to survive." The fat man's mother also joined in the advice.
Liu Dong remained unmoved. "Stop them. If they dare to follow, it means they intend to attack me, the city lord. Kill them immediately."
Liu Dong's words were like ice water that froze the Liu family members in place. They didn't dare to move forward because the NPCs would absolutely obey the city lord's orders.
Mother Liu was so angry that her face turned red. She cursed loudly, "Liu Dong! Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning, you little bastard who abandoned the parents who gave birth to you!"
"That's what you guys raised. I'm the little bastard, and you're the old bastards. Same here."
Liu Dong left without looking back, ignoring the insults behind him. He wanted to go to a faraway place to start over. He didn't want to stay in Yangshan City anymore.
As for where to go, he just goes with the flow.
The outcome of Phantom City sounded the alarm for all city-states in Yangshan City. If they could not properly resolve the conflicts within the city and continued to suppress the living space of ordinary residents, then even without the beast tide besieging the city, the city-state would not be able to survive.
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The bounty hall in Xuantian City is talked about by residents.
Its most powerful feature is not the basic functions, but the anonymous transaction.
Because transactions can be anonymous, some residents in the city have already started selling or exchanging skill cards and career cards of equivalent value.
After such a long time, I thought all the cards had been used up, but I didn't expect that there were still people who were so cunning as to keep extra cards and endured it for three months.
Professional cards are definitely equivalent to value exchange, and skill cards are more negotiable because some skills are indeed a bit useless, and each person can only learn four skills, so professional players are carefully selecting them.
With this comparison, Lu Jiu realized how bold Shen Jufeng was at the time, directly taking out the professional card to exchange.
The two were looking at the latest financial report in the City Lord's Mansion. First of all, the number of residents in the city had increased to more than 4,000. In addition to most of the professional players who moved in from Phantom City, residents from other city-states also came here to visit.
"During this time, I added two more mining teams, allowing the forging shop to produce 10,000 flower pots. They have already sold out, and everything else is normal."
Due to the increase in residents, the demand for flower pots has not been met, and players with blacksmith skills are making them themselves.
Unfortunately, the skills are not up to par, and the flower pots made not only fail to accelerate the ripening effect, but also have a shelf life, which varies depending on the talent, from three months at the shortest to six months at the longest.
But at least it solves the urgent problem and also allows these players who make flower pots to have a certain income.
"Now that the situation in the city has stabilized, we should explore more places in Yangshan City to see if there are other bosses. I don't think the entire Yangshan City is just home to that wild boar boss in the Hundred Fruit Forest."
This was something he and Lu Jiu had suspected a long time ago. Instead of waiting for other players to find the BOSS location and share it in the conversation channel, it would be better to take the initiative.
Maybe no one will share it next time.
Lu Jiu had a little conspiracy theory, "Maybe there are BOSSes in other areas, but no one will drop them like the wild boar did when it appeared."
Shen Jufeng: "It's very possible. It might be a good idea for us to go and steal food. The key is that we can get different supplies."
It is too shabby for several cities to stare at a wild boar. Even if one city is lost, there will still be more wolves than pigs.
If they manage to snatch it again next time, I guess those city lords will want to attack Xuantian City.
"Then before I leave, I'll sell bicycles and add two more mining teams. Ore is extremely important right now. Adding special ores to the manufacture of many equipment can improve their quality and attributes."
This is the advantage of her highly talented junior NPC. When other cities rely on luck to produce a brown iron-level equipment, the brown iron level in her shop is already the basic model.
"The bicycles aren't cheap, but I'll just keep them. They're a good means of transportation."
With this means of transportation, travel speed is more than half as fast, and the benefits to the clearing team are obvious.
"Where are we going?" We have to choose a place.
Shen Jufeng unfolded the map and decided to go somewhere randomly this time. They had to travel through all the territories of Yangshan City anyway.
"You pick one and go anywhere."
Lu Jiu pointed to Jinghe District. Yangshan City is a first-tier city. Before the end of the world, Jinghe District was a gathering place for enterprises in Yangshan City, and many branches of large enterprises were located there.
Shen Jufeng's branch is located there, and his hometown is also Yangshan City.
"Okay, it's a good opportunity to revisit the old place."
"Should we look for that Zhuang Yun again? It's good to have one more person, and he told me about his skills, which are quite useful."
Shen Jufeng sat up straight, a little interested, "Oh? Tell me about it."
"He has two skills. The first is called Sharp Weapon: Using any weapon, his attack value is increased by 30%. The second is called Heavy Strike: When hitting the opponent's head or heart, the damage is multiplied by a random factor. In other words, it can be doubled or even tenfold, depending on luck. Of course, the minimum is doubled."
When Shen Jufeng heard the random multiplier, his whole person was no longer as lazy as before, "The sharp weapon is average, but the heavy attack is good. If you trust it, take it with you."
"How could I not trust him? He has a daughter. Under normal circumstances, he would do the best for his daughter."
Zhuang Yun is a very good father to his daughter, which is something that cannot be pretended for a long time, and the last temporary cooperation also made him realize how powerful she and Shen Jufeng are.
Teaming up with them is a good choice.
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Zhuang Yun was busy during the few days he stayed in the city. He made nearly a hundred flower pots by himself. At first, they were made carelessly and had a lifespan of only three months.
At least now the usage period has been increased to five months, which is a great improvement.
Although it seems vague, Zhuang Yun can always sell out the flower pots he makes himself. The price of the flower pots made by the residents is generally between 5 and 25 copper coins, depending on the period of use.
Zhuang Yun can sell it for 12 copper coins, and his flower pots have a useful life of more than 4 months.
As long as it is not a mineral, you can dig the soil yourself. This does not require any capital, it only takes time.
After selling the flower pots that day, he returned to his residence and saw Lu Jiu standing at his door waiting for him.
He rushed forward, opened the door, and called out, "Miss Lu, come in and have a seat."
Lu Jiu went in without hesitation and sat on the wooden chair. An An didn't join them in setting up the stall today, and Zhuang Yun asked her to go to the amusement park to have some fun.
"Is there something wrong?" Zhuang Yun said as he handed her a glass of water. Lu Jiu took the glass and nodded, saying, "Yes, Shen Jufeng and I are going to Jinghe District to look for the whereabouts of other BOSSes. Do you want to come with us?"
Zhuang Yun was of course willing, but he was worried about his daughter, even if An An would stay in the city. "That's possible, but I just want to know how long it will take."
"There's no news this time. We're going out on our own to try our luck, which means we don't know how many days we'll be gone."
Zhuang Yun didn't respond. Lu Jiu knew he was thinking about it because they didn't know how many days the trip would take.
(End of this chapter)
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