Chapter 44 Facing Xuanying, Yuan Qing was not too scared. After all, Xuanying was dangerous, but the other party was like...
Facing Xuanying, Yuan Qing was not too afraid. After all, Xuanying was dangerous, but he was like a wild beast with a leash. As long as Ying Yuanxing was there, the danger posed by him would be greatly reduced.
Therefore, even though he noticed a hint of dangerous murderous intent, Yuan Qing did not pay much attention to it, and just tried to copy the ability to Xuanying.
This should be considered some kind of spatial ability. If the scope was not limited to Ying Yuanxing's farm, Yuan Qing would be reluctant to copy it to Xuanying. But now, in order to avoid Ying Yuanxing coming to the house for no reason, it would be best to hand it over to Xuanying as soon as possible.
Seeing that they would still be busy for a while, Ying Yuanxing stood up and said goodbye. Yuan Qing glanced at Xuanying, thought about Yuan Xiu who was still in the bedroom, and did not try to keep Ying Yuanxing.
"Xuanying, study hard here. I'm leaving first." Ying Yuanxing looked at Xuanying and reminded her.
Xuanying nodded obediently, but his body unconsciously moved towards Ying Yuanxing.
Ying Yuanxing couldn't help but rubbed the two small black ears on Xuanying's head, and suddenly looked up at Yuan Qing.
Seeing that Yuan Qing looked normal, Ying Yuanxing sighed a little. It seemed that Yuan Qing also knew Xuanying's identity.
Otherwise, Xuanying came to the Yuan family in disguise before, and now his real body has come. If Yuan Qing didn't recognize Xuanying, he would be surprised.
After coming out of Yuan's house, Ying Yuanxing did not notice Yuan Xiu who was looking at him through the window, and rode his horse quickly towards the village.
After passing the somewhat dilapidated grocery store, Ying Yuanxing slowed down, hesitated for a moment, and then dismounted.
Although the grocery store was dilapidated, the door was closed and Ying Yuanxing couldn't get in. He could only stand at the door and look in.
[Why is the anchor looking at this store? Maybe he wants to rent it too]
[I feel like the anchor doesn’t need to rent a shop anymore. To be honest, I feel like that fishing tackle shop doesn’t need to be rented either. It would be great if all sales were online.]
[There are so many weird things and people are lining up to buy them every day. If the anchor doesn’t sell them, it might be a bit troublesome]
[Do they still dare to cause trouble to the anchor? ]
[Stop talking, the anchor really seems to want this grocery store]
The comment section was right, Ying Yuanxing really wanted a grocery store.
After learning the truth about the world from Xuanying, Ying Yuanxing appeared calm on the surface, but the uneasiness in his heart made it impossible for him to relax.
Teaching Lan Ying how to water the plants helped distract him for a while, but when he left the farm, that uneasiness came back to him.
Especially when recalling the past, Ying Yuanxing used to think that some villagers were weird. Every time he found someone peeking at him, he would follow the line of sight, or see the curtains shaking by the window, or see a pair of eyes that were mostly covered. Ying Yuanxing used to think this kind of peeping was strange, but he didn't think much about it.
But when Ying Yuanxing learned from Xuanying that this world is full of cannibalism, it was hard for him not to think too much - did the other party want to eat him?
After all, even Yuan Xiu and Xuan Ying, who he thought were friendly, had had such thoughts before. How could these people who were strangers to him not have such thoughts? Cannibalism is a tradition in this world.
Ying Yuanxing knew very well that if he continued to maintain the status quo, this feeling of doubt and uneasiness would sooner or later defeat him. At that time, he might choose to give up on himself, or he might decide that it would be better to eat others first and then start eating people instead of being eaten by others. Both were possible.
Especially the latter situation is more likely.
If Ying Yuanxing were a person, it would be difficult for him to start. After all, with his current combat power, it is still a little difficult for him to eat people. However, there is a Xuanying who obeys his orders, and Xuanying's good and evil are based on him, so it will be easy for him to go down the path of cannibalism in order to enhance his own sense of security.
So, was he still himself at that time?
Ying Yuanxing actually didn't mind the changes in his personality, no matter how much he changed, he was still himself. But when he thought about this kind of change, he just felt cold all over and even a little sad.
It's not that he wanted to change, but he was distorted and alienated by this world into that state. If his current self were to travel through time and space before that self, he would probably not be able to recognize himself, or even dare not to recognize himself.
If you want to avoid eating humans and improve your strength, there is only one way: farming.
In fact, buying products from Hongxing Supermarket or other products might also be useful, but considering the prices in other stores, Ying Yuanxing felt that farming was still the most suitable option.
According to Xuanying, all the products he grows contain that mysterious substance, even the grass and the fish that eat the grass, so they sell so quickly.
He can't eat grass, but he can eat agricultural products. As long as he eats more of these foods, his strength growth will not be much slower than eating humans.
But there is a problem. The world is too dangerous. He collects seeds by harvesting weeds too slowly. After the strawberries are grown, there are more seeds. But the question is, will the strawberries grown in this way really contain that mysterious substance? Or maybe there is, but the content is low?
But no matter which speculation it is, it proves one thing, that he is now limited by the way of obtaining seeds. Without enough seeds, it will be difficult for him to increase his strength.
In the game, the grocery store has always been the best place to purchase seeds, unless they are some special seeds, which will be made using a seed making machine.
However, he cannot use the seed-making machine for the time being. Firstly, he has not unlocked the production drawings, and secondly, he does not have the production materials. The shortage of ordinary seeds can only be solved by purchasing from grocery stores.
But now, the grocery store is closed, the owner has run away, and he has no idea...
Ying Yuanxing had a flash of inspiration. Xuanying had learned carpentry skills, so he could go to Yuanqing to learn how to move farm buildings. What if he became an employee at a grocery store? Would he also have this ability?
Or, if he becomes the owner of a grocery store, he might be able to acquire the ability to purchase seeds.
Before releasing it, Ying Yuanxing would not have such an idea. How could seeds be generated out of thin air? However, everyone in this world has super powers, so it is normal to be a little unscientific.
After all, according to the game settings, no matter how many vegetables players have, they can all be sold, and as long as they have money, the seeds in the grocery store are endless and can never be sold out. This is not very scientific.
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When the village chief heard Ying Yuanxing mention the grocery store, he was not surprised at all, and even felt like it had finally arrived.
Ying Yuanxing has been very honest these days and has not made any moves. The village chief is actually very worried, fearing that Ying Yuanxing will do something big to him. Now, he just wants him to ask if he can work as a clerk in a grocery store. This little thing actually makes him feel relieved.
Although the grocery store where Ying Yuanxing wanted to work as a clerk had closed down, this was not surprising at all.
"Let me ask for you." The village chief said as he dialed a number. When the call was connected, the voice on the other end was extremely noisy, as if it was from some chaotic place.
Ying Yuanxing vaguely heard something about losing but still being able to make a comeback, and he couldn't help but frown. Is this in a casino?
Ying Yuanxing immediately had a feeling that his dream of becoming a shop assistant would probably not come true. Even if he didn't ask for a salary, or even offered to pay a little on his own initiative, once a person got involved in gambling, paying a little money every month would simply not be appreciated by the other party.
Unless he can give more, the gambler will not be satisfied. The more you give, the more the other party will feel that he can control you, and it will be difficult to escape at that time.
Sure enough, after a few curses from the other end of the phone, the call was hung up. The village chief looked at Ying Yuanxing with some embarrassment: "You also heard that he doesn't want to hire anyone."
Ying Yuanxing did not say that he was willing to pay wages to work. If the grocery store owner was a normal person, even if he found it strange, he would not ask for an exorbitant amount of money. But the gambler might not be the same.
"Then could you please ask the village chief for me how much it would cost to buy the grocery store?" Ying Yuanxing said after thinking for a moment.
"You want to buy something?" The village chief looked at Ying Yuanxing in surprise. "Although this grocery store is closed, the prices won't be too cheap."
What's more, the grocery store owner has just lost the bet, and the other party might ask for a very high price, so it might not be appropriate to speak up now.
The village chief was worried about nothing else but that Ying Yuanxing would provoke the other party. The grocery store owner was far away, so he would not be affected. However, he was standing right in front of Ying Yuanxing, especially since Ying Yuanxing was standing in his house. If he got angry and injured him, it would be fine, but if he demolished the house as well, then...
"Village chief, please ask first." Ying Yuanxing noticed the village chief's hesitation and insisted.
Ying Yuanxing’s attitude was too firm, so the village chief had to make another call. However, he didn’t know if the other party was annoyed with him, as they hung up on him several times in a row. The village chief looked at Ying Yuanxing nervously, and when he saw that there was no anger on Ying Yuanxing’s face, he breathed a sigh of relief and called again.
Fortunately, the other party answered the phone this time and started to curse at the village chief, whose face turned red and white. He suppressed his anger and told him that Ying Yuanxing wanted to buy a grocery store.
"What are you selling? It's my old house. I won't sell it at all..." the person on the other end of the phone said impatiently. It seemed that someone next to him was inviting him to go to another place to gamble. The other party was extremely happy and naturally hung up the village chief's phone.
"This..." The village chief hesitated, "He doesn't want to sell it either."
"I heard it, but I'd like to trouble the village chief to keep an eye on it for me. If he calls again to sell it, please ask for the price for me." Ying Yuanxing nodded.
"Okay, if there is any news, I will inform you immediately." Seeing that Ying Yuanxing was indeed not angry, the village chief nodded repeatedly.
Seeing the fear of him hidden in the village chief's words and actions, Ying Yuanxing said nothing and left the village chief's house.
From the village chief's actions, Ying Yuanxing guessed that the village chief probably thought he was some kind of powerful superpower, or maybe he was particularly afraid of him because of Xuanying. After all, Xuanying almost ate the village chief, and he brought Xuanying with him, so the village chief might be afraid that he would get angry and eat him.
This world is really...
The dark horse version of Xuanying seemed to have noticed that Ying Yuanxing was in a low mood, so he rubbed his arm affectionately, lowered his body slightly, and motioned Ying Yuanxing to come up. He didn't want Ying Yuanxing to continue staying in this place that made him unhappy.
"I'm fine, I just discovered some things that I haven't noticed before." Ying Yuanxing sighed.
Although life in the countryside is no longer as warm and peaceful after knowing the truth, it is always better to know the truth than to be confused all the time.
Moreover, this situation is not impossible to change, it just depends on how much he is willing to pay.
"Let's go to the fishing tackle shop." Ying Yuanxing patted the big black horse's cheek and climbed onto the horse. As for the benefits of having Xuanying be his horse, Ying Yuanxing has not experienced any of the other benefits yet, but it is still quite refreshing if he tells Xuanying where to go and Xuanying will carry him there without his instructions.
Because he was delayed on the road, when Ying Yuanxing arrived at the fishing tackle shop, he saw a group of people lined up at the door of the shop, talking and wondering why he didn't show up.
"Boss, this is your new mount. It looks really cool!" Chen Yuan immediately started praising Ying Yuanxing when he saw him riding an unfamiliar black horse.
The other weirdos didn't know what to say at first, but when they heard Chen Yuan speak, they immediately followed suit and started praising him. However, there were so many weirdos, and it was difficult for the rest to follow suit after the previous weirdo had said something, for fear that Ying Yuanxing would think their attitude was perfunctory, so they became more and more exaggerated.
Looking at the attitudes of these customers, Ying Yuanxing knew that they were worried that he would be unhappy and would not sell grass to them.
It is hard not to be happy when being praised by others, but when he thought about the reasons behind the praise, Ying Yuanxing sighed.
It is great to have superpowers in this world, but it also has disadvantages. When Xuanying first said that, Ying Yuanxing thought that without the mysterious substance, at most he would no longer have superpowers, which was also miserable, but he did not expect it could be even worse and he would be weakened to death.
So the mysterious substance is like food to the people in this world, and this world is in the midst of an era of terrorism, and the customers in front of them are refugees from famine.
Ying Yuanxing walked to the entrance of the fishing tackle shop and opened it. The weirdos all looked at Ying Yuanxing excitedly as he laid out the grass one by one. However, no matter how excited they were, they had been queuing for so long and they also knew the rules of the store. They were not allowed to rush to grab the goods and had to queue up honestly.
"After buying this premium fish food, how do your fish eat it?" Ying Yuanxing asked casually while selling.
The strangeness of the questioning was a bit strange, but thinking of his relatives/loved ones who were in much better health after eating the grass, a smile appeared on his face. Although the reply was a bit vague, Ying Yuanxing could tell from the other party's expression that the result was good.
Guiyi, who bought the grass, did not leave immediately. This was a habit they had developed during this period. If they went out alone with the grass, they were always afraid of being attacked. But if they went out together, it would be safer. Although there was a possibility that Guiyi would get into trouble, the probability was much lower.
After asking most of the strange questions, Ying Yuanxing could finally make a decision to temporarily close the fishing tackle shop.
In fact, after opening the online store, the fishing tackle store was not particularly important to Yuan Xing. It was even a bit troublesome. After all, he still had to come to the store to stock up on goods, and it would take at least an hour to walk all the way there.
As for online stores, they can just put the products up for sale directly, without having to worry about the couriers.
Of course, the reason why Ying Yuanxing closed the fishing tackle shop was that he wanted to make the farm's presence in reality weaker.
He was now selling products on a small scale, so naturally he did not attract the attention of a series of stores such as Hongxing Supermarket. After all, he only had forty customers and would not be taken seriously by those stores at all.
But if he successfully bought the grocery store, and if the grocery store really allowed him to purchase seeds, or use his ability to create seeds, then the store in reality would become his weakness.
The trash can is delivered quickly and will not leave much trace, but in reality, if the store is found, Ying Yuanxing has not forgotten Hongxing Supermarket's attitude towards other competitors.
Even those who are not considered competitors, but just make some strange products, are visited by Hongxing Company, and forced or bribed to hand over their products actively or passively, or become Hongxing Company's production slaves.
Ying Yuanxing definitely doesn't want to become like this. Fortunately, there are not many offline customers attracted by the pasture, otherwise it would be difficult to keep them quiet.
There are only two ways to silence people: one is a tough approach, and the other is a gentle approach.
Ying Yuanxing looked at the customers in front of him. The conditions of these customers were not much different from the beginning, but they had all bought hay so many times. It was obvious that they did not eat much of the hay themselves, but gave it to people in need.
Ying Yuanxing noticed Liang Yue beside Chen Yuan. He was impressed by Liang Yue. After all, when the other party first came to buy grass, he looked very weak. Ying Yuanxing even suggested that they go to the hospital and not to be too tired. Now it seems that the other party is just short of "food" and is so hungry.
And now, Liang Yue's eyes were shining, her skin was rosy, and she was talking to Chen Yuan with a faint smile on her face.
Chen Yuan talked to Liang Yue for a few words when he suddenly found someone was looking at Liang Yue. He looked over with a stern look and found that it was Ying Yuanxing who was looking at Liang Yue. He breathed a sigh of relief, but still protected Liang Yue behind him. This was not out of distrust of Ying Yuanxing, but his instinctive action.
Even though he knew that Ying Yuanxing was unlikely to harm Liang Yue, he still couldn't put Liang Yue in possible danger.
The other weird people also noticed Ying Yuanxing's eyes, feeling a little strange, but they all unconsciously protected the people around them.
Ying Yuanxing actually didn't know all of these customers, nor did he know who the "food" they brought back was given to, but now that they moved, it was very obvious.
Since Ying Yuanxing woke up today, he has been receiving bad news, which made him depressed. But now these strange behaviors make Ying Yuanxing feel that this world is not hopeless after all.
It’s just that in an age of famine, everyone doesn’t have enough love to love others, and can only invest the little love they have left in the person they care about the most, so they are cruel to others.
Of course, Ying Yuanxing felt that there would definitely be some people who enjoyed eating humans, but there were always some who were not like that.
However, is there any way to identify these kinds of people, or to distinguish those who have justifiable reasons to eat humans? Ying Yuanxing thought about it. It would certainly be difficult to do in an ordinary world, but this is a world with superpowers, so there should be a way.
"Boss, is there anything wrong?" Chen Yuan asked carefully.
"Let's call another group of people tomorrow." Ying Yuanxing calmed his mind and spoke.
As soon as these words came out, the other strange faces present froze. They had only one thought in their minds: Ying Yuanxing knew that the other party knew that they were controlling the number of people, and even after discovering that there were only forty copies of the product in the fishing tackle store, they bought them in batches in turns.
"My store will be closed for a while. If you buy something, they will have to buy something at least once." Ying Yuanxing said lightly.
"You want to close the store?"
"Boss, don't close the store!"
"Do you think the price is too low? We can spend more money to buy it."
As soon as Ying Yuanxing said this, all the strange people present were at a loss as to what to do. They were all very panicked. Although they bought some grass from Ying Yuanxing and became healthier, if they could not eat it continuously, their bodies would slowly return to their original state.
Facing the begging eyes of others, Ying Yuanxing felt a little reluctant in his heart, but if the store was open, it would easily leave traces. Perhaps he wouldn't have to worry about this after he became bigger, but now, he had to lie dormant.
As for raising the price, it is impossible for him to do so. Spending 500 yuan for two days is not cheap for these people. If he raises the price further, there is no telling what the other party may do in order to make money.
Ying Yuanxing remained silent, and the other strange voices became quieter and quieter. They sensed that Ying Yuanxing was really planning to close the store, and they probably couldn't stop him.
After the initial shock, Chen Yuan did not say anything. However, after seeing Ying Yuanxing's attitude, he sighed and did not find it strange.
Such a big weirdo is willing to sell such rare weird food at a reasonable price. It is obvious that they are just doing it to kill time. They are lucky to be able to stay open for so many days.
"Boss, are you really not selling it anymore?" Someone weird couldn't help but ask again.
"See you again if we're lucky enough." Ying Yuanxing resisted the urge to tell them the name of the online store. After all, it would be troublesome if he really told them, so he better wait and see them again if we're lucky enough.
Ying Yuanxing came out and closed the shop door, and saw Li An still standing by the river, fishing motionlessly. The familiar posture made Ying Yuanxing raise the corners of his lips.
If we were to say who in the village looks most like an NPC, it would have to be Li An. He would stand by the river and fish whenever he had nothing to do. He really looked like a fisherman...
Wait, Ying Yuanxing suddenly remembered that Xuanying had said that Li An had the ability to control water, and the other party's appearance was indeed a bit abrupt. He said he wanted to rent a fishing tackle shop and then came out. Could it be that the other party was the fisherman? As for drowning, it might just be a cover-up.
After all, looking at the other party's appearance, it seems that he doesn't want to run the store at all and only wants to go fishing. It is very likely that he used the excuse of drowning to escape from work.
Noticing Ying Yuanxing's gaze, Li An looked over and frowned slightly after noticing some familiar aura on Ying Yuanxing, but after a while, he put the matter aside and continued fishing.
The next day, Ying Yuanxing served the second table of customers and left amidst other strange and lingering gazes, and arranged for Xuanying to ask these people to leave.
When they saw Xuanying appear, these weirdos knew that things were irreversible and they didn't dare to do anything else. They just followed Xuanying and left.
When they arrived outside the woods, Chen Yuan and the others waited outside the woods, waiting for their news. The weird one who came out shook his head, and the other weird ones sighed, realizing that the decision could not be changed, and they could only choose to leave.
Chen Yuan stood outside the woods and walked in tentatively. Before he went far, he saw a mysterious figure appear, and Chen Yuan became nervous.
"Leave me your contact information." Xuanying said.
Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, without having time to think about it, he quickly reported his contact information. After that, he was a little worried that he spoke too fast. What if Xuanying didn't remember it? But he didn't dare to ask.
"If there is a chance, the boss will contact you." Xuanying said.
Although Chen Yuan didn't know what the opportunity was, he nodded repeatedly. He was not afraid that Ying Yuanxing would ask him to do something, but he was afraid that he would not be able to establish a relationship with Ying Yuanxing. After all, whether Liang Yue could live healthily depended entirely on those fine fish foods.
"Did you find out?" Ying Yuanxing asked when he saw Xuanying coming back.
Xuanying nodded and gave a phone number, which Ying Yuanxing wrote down.
Ying Yuanxing originally didn't want to contact, but then he thought of one thing. The farm is already very big now, and it's a bit difficult for him to take care of it alone, even with Xuanying's clone. What if the farm expands further? It's not impossible. After all, there is still fog at the edge of the farm, but there is no prompt to unlock it with money.
But if the farm becomes bigger and the product categories become richer, we may even need to hire people, and then we will have to manage it.
Ying Yuanxing knew that regardless of whether he was good at management or not, he didn't want to waste the time required to manage these people.
In that case, it would be better to find someone to help him manage it. In modern times, he might worry about being sidelined, but in this world, as long as he controls the core of the farm, no one can sideline him. And Chen Yuan was noticed by Ying Yuanxing in this way.
He is bold, careful, and exceptionally calm, and his love for his wife is touching, which, of course, can also be considered a weakness.
The most important thing is to just ask the other party to leave your contact information. If it can be used, that’s great. If not, it won’t waste anything.
While Ying Yuanxing was thinking about it, he heard the village chief coming over to tell him that the grocery store owner wanted to sell the store again.
Sure enough, when the people in the casino heard that the other party still had assets, how could they not think of ways to make the other party lose? It might not be so straightforward in the real world, but this world is extremely dark.
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