No. 17
The sickle-like mountain was as smooth as if it had been cut by someone. Just as the player said, it was not only full of people, but also divided into five teams, each occupying a fork in the road.
[System: Received hostility from a well in the house, whether to activate combat mode.]
Fu Tian suddenly received a system prompt. She glanced at the player who was checking the fork in the road and met his gaze. Then someone led her to the team on the left.
At this time, there were already quite a few people there.
It turns out there is this trick. Fu Tian had never discovered this before, so he had to randomly find a player standing next to him to ask.
I learned that it is a new feature after the update.
No wonder.
It seems to be set up specifically to protect NPCs, and it also indirectly shows that this game does not prevent players from competing with each other.
After realizing this, Fu Tian looked around again and felt a sinking feeling in her heart when she found that these idle players were surrounded.
Of course, Fu Tian was not the only one who discovered this. Some people were fine, but a few of them were directly upset.
As time drew near, the team grew larger and larger. By the time the temple festival was about to begin, the player team had occupied most of Spring God Mountain. Even so, the five teams showed no signs of panic, which shows how many people there were.
Fu Tian relied on his inconspicuous figure to stand among the players and move around, gradually coming to a position close to the edge.
This is the place with the least people. If you take a wrong step, there will be a cliff thousands of feet high behind.
Feigning curiosity, Fu Tian glanced down and saw a dark, bottomless area. If Xiao Yuyu hadn't sent her a message, she wouldn't have known there was a river below.
If it’s Jiang, then there’s still a possibility.
Retracting his gaze, Fu Tian waited for the temple ceremony to begin like the other players.
After a few more minutes, time returned to zero and the Spring Temple Festival officially began.
After a violent earthquake, a temple suddenly rose in the center of the plain. It wasn't large, with only a place to place offerings. Brightly lit on either side, it looked solemn and dignified under the rich moonlight.
The NPCs quickly calmed down their expressions and bowed towards the temple. Then someone walked in first and placed their offering on the altar.
Then everyone saw that the sacrifice was enveloped by a holy light and disappeared, leaving only a seed-shaped object behind.
Obviously this is the spring planting that everyone has been longing for!
Unfortunately, the spring seeds were a pale grey, clearly of poor quality. The NPC was disappointed when he saw this. He took the items and walked away dejectedly, and no one from the five teams tried to stop him.
Then came the second one, and the second one...some were happy, some were sad.
Spring seeds can be clearly distinguished by their color. The gray ones are the worst, the green ones are slightly better, and the silver ones are the best so far.
An NPC in tight-fitting shorts, holding the silver spring seeds in his hand, said with some regret, "It's not gold."
Upon hearing this, the players weren't surprised. After all, gold-level weapons had already appeared, so it wasn't surprising that Spring Seed could reach this level, considering its magical power. Furthermore, there were already numerous speculations online, some of which were quite outrageous.
For a moment, the players who were tired of waiting became extremely alert.
Few NPCs came, each exchanging their offerings for spring planting. Seeing the atmosphere wasn't right, they all left early. The few who wanted to watch the fun were also asked to leave the mountain.
Everyone knows that the highlight is yet to come.
If you can’t steal NPC’s things, can’t you steal players’ things?
Not only individual players think so, even the teams stationed here can't help but feel uneasy.
"Captain Li, do you really want to do this?" someone asked from the dark.
The person being questioned was a tall and strong man, half a head taller than the people around him. Although he had an ordinary appearance, his aura was overwhelming.
He spoke with confidence and brooked no objection. "What are you talking about, Adjutant Cao? We are doing this for the benefit of the people of the Alliance. By giving more resources to the Legion, we can better integrate and utilize them."
"Besides," Captain Li added emphasis to the last sentence, "I remember Adjutant Cao was sent here to assist."
This is a disguised threat.
In the second public beta, the total number of soldiers entering the game from the major legions was similar, except for the Fifth Legion, which had one-third more number of soldiers because it discovered the game first.
But the highest-ranking officer who came in was only Captain Li of the Second Corps. Of the rest, the highest-ranking officer was Adjutant Cao.
As for the rest, they are either not on the surface or they don’t even have the qualifications to speak.
This led to the formation of a scene in which Captain Li was the main figure and Adjutant Cao was the deputy at this temple sacrifice. However, Captain Li was not a person who would listen to others.
Ever since he took the position of Second Legion Commander, he has revealed his ambition and aggressive style. Especially in this game...
Adjutant Cao sighed secretly. He could already foresee that there would be a huge uproar on the Star Network.
Captain Li was extremely disdainful of Adjutant Cao's indecision. Not to mention the wars and plundering between planets before the alliance, just to say that this was just a game, there was nothing wrong with plundering resources in the game.
Besides, they are not robbing directly, they are just trading.
Fu Tian was not aware of the conversation between the two, and even if she knew, she would just laugh it off.
"Life" is just a game. She was originally a little worried that kind-hearted NPCs like Aunt Li and Sister Zhang would be harmed, but it is clear that a protection mechanism has appeared after the game was updated.
As for the players, even if there are not a few major forces, Fu Tian has heard that there are many groups of professional players who are preparing to take action during this temple festival.
The fight never stops, and as long as players can be resurrected infinitely, there will be no obstacles.
It's just that it always makes people feel unhappy when they are the ones being robbed.
The players were relatively more capable and produced better materials. Fu Tian saw that many players had obtained silver spring seeds and were asked to step aside.
Although silver is not as high as gold, it is the highest level that has appeared so far, and players still want to keep it.
Now that he was forced to trade, he naturally looked unhappy.
Fu Tian looked at them and rubbed her fingers unconsciously.
It’s almost my turn.
Looking at the player in front, it was obvious that one person could only offer a sacrifice once. In that case, Fu Tian didn't want to miss it.
What to do?
Fu Tian's mind raced as she looked around, and she couldn't help but think of the sickle-like cliff. With a flick of her mind, a kitchen knife appeared in her hand.
Fortunately, the sleeves were wide and covered it up.
Fu Tian clasped her hands together, and a rope appeared in her other hand, which she tied to the handle of the kitchen knife. After everything was done, two mandarin fish appeared in each hand.
After quietly stuffing the smaller one into the belly of the larger fish to ensure it was safe, Fu Tian finally had the energy to look out for the escape route.
When I took a look, I found many familiar faces.
Several people, such as those with brain problems, who Fu Tian had contacted through Duling Fengshao, were standing among the five teams. She hadn't noticed it before.
Fu Tian couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity.
Although she knew from the beginning that this group of people came from a prominent background, she had never expected that their true identities were actually related to several major legions. And judging by their positions, it was obvious that they were of high status.
Just then, a commotion erupted from the crowd, and a figure emerged from the separated group. He had those familiar peach blossom eyes, a straight figure, and walked steadily towards them, standing right in the middle of the group.
The latter nodded and said a few words before giving up the main seat.
The person who came was the most famous young man on Starnet, and also the person Fu Tian thought she should stay away from at the beginning - Tang Ji.
Mr. Tang came here in his original appearance, so naturally no one would fail to recognize him.
But what really surprised Fu Tian was the attitude of their group of stupid people.
An incredible thought suddenly flashed through my mind.
Leading the way...could it be Tang Ji?
Once the thought started, it was impossible to stop it. Besides, some of it made sense. For example, the other party's casual promise of mandarin fish in exchange for contribution points.
Fu Tian narrowed her eyes, feeling deeply how right she was to not reveal her identity.
It was unclear what Tang Ji said to the group leading the conversation, but one of the men, a particularly tall man, suddenly looked much worse. Fu Tian couldn't hear clearly, nor did she care to listen.
The team was moving so fast that it was already her turn.
At the urging of the players next to her, Fu Tian calmed herself down and walked towards the temple.
The entire temple is not grand, but it can be seen clearly at a glance. There are two pillars on the side, which makes it convenient for people around to see the situation inside clearly.
I can't even do some small movements.
Since it had come to this, Fu Tian didn't waste any time. She took out the fish she had prepared in advance from her backpack and placed it on the plate for the offerings.
As promised, a golden light flashed by. Without waiting for everyone to take a closer look, Fu Tian put the two spring seeds into his backpack before the golden light faded.
He turned around and was about to leave the temple, but as expected, he was stopped by someone.
Someone said with a smile: "Dear player, could you please show us the spring seeds you just got?" The words were polite, but the meaning was very direct.
Fu Tian looked around at the players' expressions, and they all had the same look.
Don't try to be special, just let us see it quickly.
After hesitating awkwardly for a while, Fu Tian took out the silver-level spring seeds. Naturally, he was asked to step aside.
In fact, the person who came out to negotiate was none other than the person who checked Fu Tian's identity when he went up the mountain before.
The man was already somewhat hostile towards her, and when he saw Fu Tian got something good, his eyes and eyebrows revealed dissatisfaction. So he didn't want to say much and just laid out the conditions of the exchange one by one.
Fu Tian frowned and negotiated, "Isn't this a bit too little?"
After all, she had been playing Life since its launch, so she was well aware of the in-game prices. The other party actually wanted to exchange a single Silver Spring Seed for 100,000 copper coins.
No wonder those people looked unhappy just now.
Unexpectedly, Fu Tian just mentioned this, and the player who was negotiating with her got angry, "Don't be ungrateful, it's just a Silver Spring Seed, how much more do you want? Take it and leave quickly while I'm giving you face."
Oh.
Fu Tian laughed angrily.
"Change, change, change." Fu Tian said the word 'change' three times while retreating, then turned around quickly and rushed to the edge of the cliff.
The action was too sudden and no one reacted for a while. By the time everyone came to their senses, Fu Tian had already run to the tip of the sickle and became the focus of everyone's attention.
A flower-like smile appeared on that face, which was far from stunning, revealing cunning and complacency under the moonlight.
The crowd heard her say, "Is this what you want?"
A flash of golden light passed by, and the shape of the seeds was engraved in everyone's eyes.
"It's a gold-level spring seed!" someone exclaimed.
What was even more shocking was yet to come. Fu Tian just fell backwards in front of everyone.
Everyone: “!!!”
There's a cliff behind!
With faces distorted with shock, the players crowded to the edge of the cliff.
The leaders were Captain Li and others.
They watched helplessly as the girl, who they thought was going to fall to her death, took out a kitchen knife with a chain from her bag, inserted it into the cliff, and slowly descended with the help of the sharp knife.
What was even more outrageous was that when they were halfway there, a huge mandarin fish jumped up, and the girl sat on its back. In the blink of an eye, both the woman and the fish disappeared.
Captain Li stood on the top of the mountain, facing the mountain wind with a grim expression.
Tang Ji, who was standing behind him, watched all this and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
"Check it for me."
After a while, someone spoke, which also started a whisper.
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