The sky was glowing red by the brilliant sunset, and the flat land seemed to be dyed golden. The sky gradually became dark, and a carriage was speeding on the wide road with golden light.
Different from the last time the player went to the ancient city, the sky at this time did not have a sun that looked like a soft-boiled egg hanging overhead, but a shallow crescent moon carrying starlight slowly rising from the east. The moonlight and the sunset glow complemented each other, creating a quiet and peaceful beauty.
Ye Zi sat in the middle of the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked for a while, then took a screenshot skillfully, uploaded it to the forum, and wrote down her thoughts.
“The cutscenes for going to the ancient city will change with the time. Friends who are interested in collecting tokens can consider exchanging for a few more tokens and going there at different time periods.”
Netizens: "It's so funny, we can't even get the first piece, but the poster is already planning the second and third trips."
The carriage drove for about five minutes and then slowly stopped. Ye Zi was about to lift the curtain to look out when he heard Lao Wang at the entrance of the village calling his name.
"Ye Zi, we're here, come down quickly. One token allows you to stay in the city for two hours. When the time is up, you will be sent out of the city. Hurry up and have fun. I will pick you up here when the time comes."
"Yeah, okay, thank you Uncle Wang~" Ye Zi thanked him sweetly and watched him leave.
But he did not step into the city gate immediately, but walked around outside the city gate first.
The map at the city gate was not very big, and one could see the end at a glance. Ye Zi discovered that in addition to the narrow path that he had taken, there was a spring in the corner. The spring was covered by dense shade, and if he didn't look carefully, he wouldn't have noticed that there was a water source here.
Standing by the spring and looking into the distance, you can't see the end of the water at all.
Ye Zi stood by the side and took a photo with the spring and the tall trees. She also adjusted the filter quite attentively. The whole picture looked peaceful and distant, as if she had treated this place as a popular check-in spot.
As usual, it was posted on the forum in the form of a picture and text.
"This is outside the gate of the ancient city. Last time I watched the live broadcast of the event, it seemed that no one had discovered this place. I don't know if it was updated recently. The scenery is very beautiful. There are lotus flowers and large areas of water plants growing in the water. I saw a little frog sitting on a lotus leaf and croaking. Unfortunately, it was frightened when I was taking pictures and jumped into the water."
Netizens: "Go in quickly, don't you know that what you are doing is called 'spoiler'?? This is too much!"
It seems to have aroused public anger. Ye Zi touched his nose in embarrassment, but he did not intend to stop because of this. He had long understood that these people said no, but their bodies were actually very honest, otherwise why would they stay in this post and not leave?
He arrived at the city gate, which was wide open. There were two NPC guards standing at the door. These were characters who had not appeared in the last live broadcast.
Ye Zi looked at the guards for a few times and felt that they were full of murderous aura, which must have been trained on the battlefield. She smiled at them and took a screenshot, but they stared at her seriously. The atmosphere was quite awkward, so she stopped making trouble and prepared to walk into the city.
As a result, with a clang, the guards' weapons crossed in front of him. Ye Zi was startled and quickly jumped back, raising his hands to show his innocence and asking pitifully, "Two brothers, what are you doing? I'm a good citizen!"
He learned the word "good citizen" from the village chief, hehe!
Seeing that Ye Zi did not force his way in, the two guards put their weapons away. Guard A glared at Ye Zi and said, "Can we just enter this city as we please? Where's your pass? Show it to me!"
It turned out to be a pass. Ye Zi suddenly realized what was going on and quickly took it out and handed it over with both hands: "Yes, yes, yes, this is my pass. Please have a look, brothers."
After the guard checked it and confirmed that the pass was genuine, he returned it to Ye Zi and signaled that he could go in. As for the extra words, no one said a word. Even if Ye Zi wanted to talk to them, they would ignore him, completely aloof.
Not until he walked twenty meters away from the two guards did Ye Zi retract his gaze and silently updated his "Travel Notes of the Ancient City".
"There are guards at the city gate. You need to show them the 'Ancient City Pass' before entering the city, otherwise you will be prohibited from entering. If you don't want to be kicked out, it is recommended that new players do as they say. The NPC guards are a bit fierce."
Netizens have given up struggling. If the poster wants to talk, let him continue. They will just watch silently and make a complete "travel guide to the ancient city". When they have the opportunity to enter the ancient city, they can plan their travel time according to this guide.
I just don’t know if these two short hours are enough for them to have fun.
After Ye Zi finished updating the post, he left a message saying that he would seriously travel for the next period of time and would not come out to update the content during this period. When he returns, he will tell everyone about his experiences along the way in detail.
Netizens who finally accepted this text live broadcast method: !!!
Ye Zi no longer had time to pay attention to the howling of ghosts and wolves in the forum. His entire mind was captured by the scene before him.
The ancient city at night was brightly lit and bustling with people. It seemed that some kind of celebration was being held here, or it was always like this. The roads were lined with small stalls set up by NPCs, selling everything: hairpins, jade pendants, sachets, ready-made clothes, calligraphy and paintings, books, vases, decorations... There was nothing they wouldn't sell, except for what people couldn't think of.
After just a quick glance, Ye Zi couldn't bear to look away. When he came to his senses, he was already standing in front of the stall closest to the city gate. Facing the enthusiastic greetings from the NPC vendor, he concentrated on picking out the items he liked.
This magnolia-shaped hairpin is pretty, the girl next door should like it. This rabbit jade pendant feels good to the touch, I wonder if he will give him a bigger reward if I give it to a naughty kid. And this galloping horse ornament, it seems very domineering when placed at home.
The key is that these things are surprisingly cheap!!
On average, each item only costs a few or more than ten silver coins, but the money he brought with him was worth hundreds of gold!
Ye Zi suddenly realized that his behavior just now seemed inappropriate. He had so much money, why should he spend time to choose at this time? Wouldn't it be better to buy all the things he liked?
In addition to giving away, he can also sell the remaining ones at a stall. Since there are not many people coming to the ancient city now, maybe he can make some money!
As far as he knew, very few people in their village took up the task assigned by Lao Wang at the village entrance. Even among the few people he remembered, he had fallen far behind in improving their favorability.
It would take these people at least ten days or half a month to get the target's favorability. This means that before that, he was the only one who was injured in the goods he "wholesale" from the ancient city.
However, he couldn't guarantee it 100%. Maybe the players wouldn't be interested in these gadgets, and he would suffer a huge loss.
Thinking of this, Ye Zi took a few deep breaths, exhaled slowly, and finally decided to do it. How daring a person is, how productive the land is. He can still afford to lose the capital of several hundred gold. At worst, he can just plant the land seriously for a period of time if he loses a lot of money in the future. QAQ!
So Ye Zi spent the rest of her time on a shopping spree.
Hairpins, let's get a dozen of them first! Jade pendants, a few sets of the twelve zodiac signs, and some peace buckles, pine, bamboo, plum, etc. to make it even! Sachets and handkerchiefs, a dozen gold coins can buy the whole stall, of course you can't miss them! Calligraphy and paintings, books, vases... they are simply powerful tools for showing off, pick a few that look elegant and artistic and put them in your pocket...
Ye Zi walked from the beginning of the street to the end. Seeing that there were only a few minutes left in the two-hour time to enter the city, she couldn't help feeling anxious. She quickly looked at the stalls at the back and packed up twenty servings of plain noodles and twenty servings of wontons before she was done.
Unfortunately, time is tight today and I can’t go shopping on the other street next door. I heard from the NPCs that that street is a snack street!
Next time he comes, he has to bring more money and eat a lot on that street! Ye Zi thought with some regret.
Sure enough, when the time came, he felt a slight sense of rejection, and his vision became dazed for a moment. He closed his eyes uncomfortably, and when he opened them again, he found himself outside the city gate.
Two familiar guards stared at him eagerly, refusing him to enter again.
Ye Zi didn't want to make trouble for herself. She waved goodbye to the two of them happily, then turned and walked towards the place where she had agreed to meet Lao Wang at the village entrance.
But at this moment, he heard a noise coming from the pond nearby, something was sliding across the water. Looking in the direction of the sound, he found a person lying on a small raft, being carried in by the current. This discovery made Ye Zi's eyes widen in surprise.
What's going on? How come someone came to the ancient city on a raft? Where's the NPC who brought him here? Why didn't I see him?
However, before Ye Zi could go forward to ask, he saw that player suddenly sat up with a look of astonishment on his face. The stranger did not stay for too long, and disappeared in front of him.
Judging from the situation, it seems like it was an "illegal invasion" and he was kicked out by the game map.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
