Chapter 251 Safe House [End]
The hall fell silent.
The warm atmosphere reached its peak.
But within a few minutes, the atmosphere created by the gifts was broken.
The ghost placed his hand on Xu Xiaohua's cocoon with doubt, and quickly injected the last bit of strength, catalyzing the hatching of the cocoon.
Xu Xiaohua woke up, but was also scared and cried.
The powerful and terrifying force shattered the last layer of the cocoon. Xu Xiaohua, who was wrapped in a layer of white film, woke up from her deep sleep instantly and burst into tears.
Xu Zhiyan was dumbfounded, and the excited monsters around him were also dumbfounded.
Only the ghost who had just retracted his hand frowned, feeling doubtful, thinking that letting such a small thing follow Xu Zhiyan into the dungeon might not be the right choice.
Seeing that the young man standing beside him was a little at a loss, he simply reached out and grabbed Xu Xiaohua's neck, and threw the little monster who was crying breathlessly into Qu Ji's arms, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Train well."
If sending it into the dungeon will only hinder the team, it is better not to send it.
"Okay! Okay!"
Qu Ji quickly agreed and ran away holding Xu Xiaohua.
By the time Xu Zhiyan reacted, there was no trace of his adopted daughter in front of him. Thinking of how sadly the child had just cried, he looked at the ghost with disapproval in his eyes.
But considering all the monsters were now there, he didn't say anything.
The ghost sighed, his expression revealing a hint of helplessness.
His successors are always a little gentler when facing a human cub, even if the cub is just wearing human skin.
As a being not bound by moral constraints, no matter how similar Xu Xiaohua looks to humans, it is still not a human being. Especially after its transformation, it has awakened many monster instincts.
Xu Zhiyan is his bottom line. Even though he knows that Xu Xiaohua is unlikely to hurt him, he still wants to isolate himself from all uncertainties.
Only his kind-hearted successors would feel that the little monster needed comfort.
"You are too kind. This is not good."
He spoke in a low voice.
Xu Zhiyan was stunned.
What the hell? He was just startled by Xu Xiaohua crying loudly. What on earth was his client imagining?
But…well, he also thought he was kind.
"I'll try to change it."
Xu Zhiyan took over the conversation.
[? ? ? ? ]
The safe house system was a little confused.
It witnessed the ghosts scaring the gift Xu Xiaohua into tears, and then it said something inexplicably. Although it also likes its host, the words "too kind" have nothing to do with its host at all!
What shocked the system the most was that its host shamelessly accepted this evaluation that came from nowhere!
Help! What to change?
Are you going to completely throw away the little conscience you already have and turn yourself into a black businessman?
[Host, I think people cannot, at least should not...should not so calmly accept all, um, evaluations.]
It doesn't dare to say all its inner complaints and can only give subtle reminders.
Xu Zhiyan nodded and agreed.
"Yeah, I also think I'm too honest. I need to change that in the future."
[? ? ]
So after it said such a long string of words, did its host selectively listen to the word "calm"? What does this have to do with reality? Hey, what on earth are its host and master imagining!
However, no one paid attention to the complaints about the system crash anymore.
Xu Zhiyan opened a bottle of beer and held it high.
“Thank you for the gifts, I love them!”
“I hope that in the days ahead, everyone can keep up the momentum and work hard to build a safe house!”
His clear voice echoed in the hall.
The monsters who had just been panicking because of the gifts became happy again, holding up strange things in their hands and responding.
"cheers!"
"Down with the main system!"
"Hurray for the safe house!"
“Ton ton ton ton—”
"I like it... open, happy!"
The monsters once again entered a state of joyful chaos.
…
In the following days, the safe house's revenue from the sale of consumables reached a record high.
High-quality consumables with uniform specifications, inflated prices, and the upcoming guild system.
Players who can survive in an infinite game are not fools.
Many people smelled some clues and began to hoard materials.
After seeing Qu Ji's report of the single-day profit again, even Xu Zhiyan couldn't help but feel nervous.
“Who the hell is buying these supplies?”
He originally thought that the safe house had excess capacity, and was considering whether he should spread some false information inside the shell, such as that the guild system would require consumables to be activated.
But he didn't expect that he didn't need to spread it at all.
After a few days, the price of consumables skyrocketed. Players, whether rich or poor, had to buy a few and stockpile them.
Qu Ji looked at the net profit of over 3 million points in a single day and couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Xu, we didn't use any unfair competition methods, but the prices of these consumables have risen so much. Should we also stock up some? Mr. Jiang sent you a message before, asking about stockpiling consumables."
Everybody is hoarding.
Not everyone can break away from the trend of thinking.
Xu Zhiyan frowned and closed his eyes, thinking for a long time before answering.
"Don't keep any. Sell them all."
Although he didn't know why the prices of these consumables had risen so much, his keen sense of smell as a businessman allowed him to make a judgment.
"These things are expensive now, in part because all the copies have been closed."
Since players cannot enter the dungeon, it means that the total number of consumables in the shell will not change much. There are only so many in stock. If it weren't for the safe house supplying them to the outside world, these things would have been sold out long ago and it would be impossible for them to still be circulating on the market.
"Points are the hard currency."
He should make all the money he can first. After all, the safe house can produce some, so at worst he can be self-sufficient later.
"I'll reply to Jiang Huaique later."
Even if you want to stock up, it is not now. After the copy is released, the prices of these consumables will drop a lot. Now is not a good time to stock up.
"Okay, Brother Xu." Qu Ji nodded obediently.
Once it was done, it took out a B-level summoning box and handed it over.
"This is Xiaohua's summoning box. The summoning method is the same as Xiaokuigu, but we tried it before. When Xiaohua changes its form, its level will become an S-level monster. At that time, you can't take it back, or you will break the prop."
Its voice became smaller and smaller.
When Xu Xiaohua was being trained before, a B-level prop was accidentally broken, which made Qu Ji very sad.
"Empty?"
Xu Zhiyan took the prop and saw the empty sign on it.
"Well... Xiaohua doesn't like being locked in, so Brother Xu, you should try to keep it with you after you enter the dungeon."
Qu Ji made full preparations.
"We have adjusted its appearance and hung up posters promoting it in the safe house branch of the Shell."
Although her appearance has been adjusted, Xu Xiaohua has appeared in the Nightmare Community after all. The same name and title, and similar appearance, will easily make players think of something.
As an almighty snail steward, it will certainly not let such a thing that troubles the heir happen!
"poster?"
Xu Zhiyan felt like he didn’t quite understand.
Taking the tablet handed to him by Qu Ji, he clicked on the picture with doubt.
At the entrance of the little-renovated safe house branch, there were six display boards, each with a large photo of a humanoid monster printed on it.
[Safe House’s limited-time new product is coming! 】
[B-level summoning box + B-level humanoid summoning monster! Only the shocking price of 9999999 points! ]
[Each monster has different attributes! You will never know how extraordinary this B-level monster is before you buy it! Give you the excitement of opening a blind box! ]
[You can name the monster yourself! Cultivate it into what you need! ]
[Add money to implant new memories into the monster, making it loyal to you forever! ]
"We have limited this event for a limited time. We will cancel it when you enter the dungeon later, so other players won't buy it by mistake."
The display board with Xu Xiaohua’s photo had a big “Sold” printed on it.
Xu Zhiyan was silent.
Ten million for a B-level monster?
Or buy it to make the other person call you dad?
Why does he feel that once Xu Xiaohua appears, he will be labeled as a fool with a lot of money?
But it must be said that Qu Ji's plan made Xu Xiaohua's identity clear, and she no longer had to hide it. Moreover, the price seemed to be a rip-off, which prevented other players from copying and buying the box.
As for reputation...well, let’s talk about it later. Practicality is more important.
"Who are these remaining five monsters? Why don't I have any impression of them?"
Xu Zhiyan pointed at the remaining five photos of handsome men and beautiful women, feeling somewhat confused. He did not remember any humanoid monsters of this level in the safe house.
Qu Ji scratched his head embarrassedly.
"We have all shown our faces in front of the players, so we can't post photos. These were taken by Honghong."
Honghong turned blue and became stronger.
Although it failed to regain its color after being contaminated by the source of infection, it gained new skills and could shape itself into different forms.
"……ox."
Xu Zhiyan was stunned.
Thinking of the strange monsters everywhere in the safe house, and Hong Hong's intoxicated look when she ate toothpaste yesterday, he couldn't believe that the soft blue liquid looked so good when it turned into a human...
When he looked at the photo with the answer, he finally found the problem.
In the first photo, the sleek and handsome man has many monster fingers growing out of his back. It looks like Liuliu Assistant has added special effects to the shooting. In the second photo, the long-haired beauty is wrapped in black insects. It's Lao Yang's skill...
"Honghong has done a great job this time. Buy him two more boxes of toothpaste as snacks."
"Okay, Brother Xu! It will definitely be happy."
…
Time goes by, and ten days have passed since the game update was launched.
The top floor of the Shell's premium lounge area.
The atmosphere in the office is very depressing.
Gan Mi sat upright with a cold expression; Ghost Lion Wang Ying supported his chin with a frown; even Cen Jinyue, who usually liked to play games in the conference room, did not bring a game console today for the first time.
Yan Chengfan, who always looked indifferent, had a rare gloomy face.
“…This update is completely different from the last one.”
Everyone has been notified of the update.
【Game update completed. 】
[Detailed information will be released one by one in the future. ]
[The unlimited guild system is turned on, and a new guild interface will appear on the players' panels. ]
[When players from the same guild enter a dungeon, they will automatically form a team. If they encounter a counter dungeon, no additional players will appear. ]
Before the guild system was opened, players were able to form temporary teams, but when they encountered confrontation dungeons, there were not necessarily many camps, and there would often be multiple teams in the same camp.
[Players of the same guild can communicate with each other in the dungeon. (Except for special dungeon settings)]
[The president can set the entry threshold (can charge fees/accept props)]
[When a player with a guild enters a dungeon, there is a chance that a guild mission will be triggered. ]
[When players from the same guild leave the dungeon with a 100% survival rate, the settlement points reward will be doubled...]
Red writing flashed on the panel, and everything was written clearly.
Gan Mi glanced around quietly, stretched out his hand and swiped across his panel, sliding across the player rewards of the guild copy, and looking at the final guild construction content.
【New construction in the guild.】
[Invest points to unlock the guild's shared backpack, which can be used by players of the same guild in the dungeon. The same applies to the dungeon. [Opening price: 20,000,000 points]]
The newly added time construction is completely different from the previous round of games, with only one shared backpack.
Although once the guild launches this project, players can use backpacks to transfer items to each other, even some clue accessories, but 20 million points is really too expensive.
This update to the game system is a bit incomprehensible.
If the previous rewards for guild players have made many individual players think about building their own guilds, then once this shared backpack comes out, most players will still try to run to the guilds of the big guys.
The price is too high.
Even the players at the top of the list have to chip in some amount, and it is a daydream for some small players to collect 20 million points.
Gan Mi suddenly felt like laughing.
Because the guild system was about to be opened, Yan Chengfan waved his hand and they stored a lot of consumables needed for the last round of the game.
Actually, I didn’t want to stock up so much.
But the specifications and standards of these consumables show that they are mass-produced on assembly lines.
Since no consumables factory is found in the copy, there is only one possibility for the appearance of these consumables - the new product of the game system.
Because it is currently being updated, the system mall cannot list new products, so NPCs are secretly sent inside the shell to sell them in advance... This process is normal no matter how you think about it, okay!
What they can notice may not be unaware by other players.
The closer it got to the opening of the guild system, the more the prices of consumables went up. At first they wondered who was trying to snatch the materials from them, but later the prices rose to an incomprehensible level and everyone started scrambling to get them.
Because they were rich enough, Gan Mi knew very well that no other player in the game would have more consumables than them...
As a result, the guild system is now open.
The updated content, which was completely different from the previous round of games, made their efforts go to waste.
Gan Mi was sure that no one had paid more than them.
…
At the same time, Xu Zhiyan and Jiang Huaique met in Shell's special training room.
"Not out yet?"
He was shocked by Jin Sheng and Yu Xiu's perseverance in training.
"Well, we'll have to wait a while."
Jiang Huai Que thought it was a good idea. Every extra minute of training would increase the chance of survival in the game.
As if he had thought of something, he pulled out a report card of Yu Xiu from the table.
Except for subjects such as Chinese and politics, all other science subjects received full marks.
"This stupid boy asked me for money before, saying he wanted to buy you a Christmas present." His voice slowed down a bit, as if he thought of something funny.
Just like before, Yu Xiu would transfer all the points he earned in the dungeon to Xu Zhiyan without missing a cent. Later on, because they were eating and living at Jiang Huaiqie's house, Xu Zhiyan would always transfer the points belonging to Yu Xiu together with the extra "child support" he gave to Jiang Huaiqie.
Of course, when it came to paying child support, Jiang Huaiqie chased Xu Zhiyan and beat him up for two blocks.
The former finds it troublesome to take care of students.
Yu Xiu is different from ordinary senior high school students. He can only go to school as a day student because he often has to go to school. Jiang Huaiqie has to cook breakfast and dinner for him, so he should need some financial compensation.
The latter feels that taking care of teammates is their responsibility.
According to Jiang Huaique, he had to eat anyway, so just one more pair of chopsticks would be enough.
There is still no conclusion to this matter, and the two of them quarrel every time they transfer money.
But the only thing that is certain is that Yu Xiu has no money.
"I think the best gift for him is to do well in the exam." Jiang Huaique shook his head and smiled.
Xu Zhiyan nodded, and the two reached an agreement on this.
The two chatted for a while about the guild system, and then Jin Sheng and Yu Xiu finished their training.
Without waiting for Xu Zhiyan to take out the gift he had prepared, Jin Sheng picked up Xiaoyi who was about to pounce on him, held him under his armpits, and handed him a prop.
"I heard that Brother Xu prepared a gift for Yu Xiu, and I just happened to find props suitable for making a gift."
Xu Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then took the gift.
[Name: Glasses (Cat Filter)]
[Level: D]
[Type: Special]
[Introduction: A pair of glasses with magical powers, very rare and useless, which can change all animals (including animal-shaped monsters) seen by the user into the image of a cat.]
[Notes: The filter effect only affects the user and cannot change the strength of the animals. In the eyes of other people, the appearance of these animals will not change. It is not recommended to use it when you are nervous, as it will affect your judgment. ]
[Spiritual Threshold Limit: 20]
A prop for stealing a bell while covering one's ears.
But it suits Xu Zhiyan very well, as if it was tailor-made for him.
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Jin Sheng felt a little embarrassed.
"It's just a little thing, don't despise it, Brother Xu."
He didn't say how long he searched for such a rare item.
"I love so much."
Xu Zhiyan didn't say anything more polite.
He put on his glasses and when he looked at Xiaoyi again, the appearance of the other party in his eyes changed from a little golden retriever with its tongue sticking out to a round-headed golden cat.
Apart from sticking out his tongue and looking like a dog, there was absolutely no problem at all.
“Woof… meow meow meow!”
As a smart puppy, Xiaoyi has no objection to learning to meow like a cat.
Xu Zhiyan's eyes lit up.
Before taking Xiaoyi, he threw the gift he had prepared over to him.
"One was prepared by me, and the other was prepared by an anonymous person. Yu Xiu's weapon was made by melting the Pope's scepter..."
A moment later, Xu Zhiyan, who had just caught Xiaoyi for the first time, was hugged by the other two teammates.
"Wuwuwuwu, brother Xu!"
Jin Shengshao rarely had such big emotional fluctuations, and Yu Xiu beside him also looked like he was about to cry.
But thinking of the pricing of the safe house monster box he had seen before, his voice became very excited.
"The few B-level monsters in the safe house are all sold for 10 million. These twelve A-level monsters must be worth hundreds of millions!"
"...Not really. The price of that B-level monster is a bit high."
Xu Zhiyan felt like he was having trouble breathing.
"If you tighten your belt a little more, you can send me a wreath next time we celebrate the holiday. The same goes for you, Yu Xiu."
"!"
Jiang Huaique folded his arms, leaned aside and looked at his noisy teammates with amusement.
"Stop playing if you've had enough. Let's discuss the guild system."
Having just broken away from the devilish embrace of Jin Sheng and Yu Xiu, Xu Zhiyan waved his hands at the others and said, "Don't panic. I've already dealt with it as soon as possible. I'll recruit you into the club now."
Jiang Huai'er's heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling came over him.
"Have you decided on a name for your guild?"
"Of course! Since your naming skills are so poor, I think it's better for me to do it. I have good taste."
Xu Qimingfei Zhiyan answered confidently.
A few minutes later, Jiang Huaique looked at the guild panel with a look of unbearable expression on his face.
[Guild name: Krypton Gold Changes Destiny, Online Order Acceptance]
[Tip: The guild name is too long. In special cases, the system will choose to display only the first four characters. ]
【President: Xu Zhiyan】
【Remarks: empty】
[Guild Construction: Guild backpack has been opened. ]
[Number of Guild Members: 4]
[Tip: Teams with different numbers of people will receive different dungeon tasks.]
"You...you...where the hell did you get so many points?"
He wanted to curse the guild's name.
But now, compared to the name of the guild, he cared more about where Xu Zhiyan got so much money from!
Xu Zhiyan pondered for a moment.
"I accidentally made a fortune a few days ago, so although it hurts a bit, it doesn't seem to hurt that much after I opened it. Oh, by the way, I'll write a note for the guild!"
He clicked on the panel and quickly wrote down the new slogan.
[Note: The guild backpack has been opened. All friends who have traded with us can join the guild for free and get a free backpack and double the rewards! Welcome to join the guild with your family! ]
Simple and straightforward, attractive enough.
It takes 20 million points just to open the guild backpack. Some players with no special skills who want to join a big guild to enjoy the benefits must hand in items and points. But if they have paid Xu Zhiyan in the copy, then they can get the benefits for free.
“…”
Jiang Huai Que opened his mouth, not knowing how to start talking for a moment.
After a long while, he said awkwardly with a gloomy face: "Since you spent so much money..."
Xu Zhiyan looked at his awkward teammate and came over to ask, "Are you angry?"
"No."
Jiang Huai Que said unhappily.
He didn't know what he was upset about.
This feeling of being completely taken care of by his teammates made him feel a little strange, and he also hated himself for not being strong enough. If he were strong enough, they wouldn't have to advertise additionally to recruit people.
Xu Zhiyan raised the corners of his mouth and spoke in a low voice.
"Cheer up, how about I learn to bark like a dog for you?"
Jiang Huaique, who was still immersed in his own emotions, immediately raised his head and looked at him as if he was a fool.
"Are you ill?"
"Are you ill?"
Xu Zhiyan repeated the sentence immediately afterwards.
Jiang Huaique was stunned.
Two minutes later, when Jin Sheng and Yu Xiu beside him could no longer hold back their laughter, he finally realized what Xu Zhiyan meant by "barking like a dog".
"You're the fucking dog! If I don't twist your head off today, I'm not named Jiang!!" Jiang Huaique rolled up his sleeves with a ferocious expression.
Xu Zhiyan took a few steps back, trying to keep some distance.
"Hey, hey, it's just a joke! Yu Xiu, help me stop it!"
After a burst of chaos.
Xu Zhiyan slumped down on the stool, indicating that he could no longer run. He pointed at the pop-up panel and said, "The guild war information has been updated."
[Next, we will bring you a detailed explanation of the guild war. 】
[Traditional guild battles will no longer be held in this round of games. ]
[When the total guild points reach 100,000, you will be eligible for the guild battle. ]
[Special: End of the World Dungeon]
[Reward: Wish fulfilled]
[Note: The guild leader who clears the End of the World instance will have the opportunity to have his wish fulfilled. Any wish is acceptable, no taboos. (Hint: You can even wish for the world to explode into nothingness, or wish for 100 more wishes.)]
[Opening conditions: When the total points of the guild reach the required limit, the guild leader will receive a [special task]. After completing the task, you will be eligible to enter the End of the World. ]
Jiang Huaique looked at the prompt and unexpectedly felt a strong sense of disharmony.
"What's going on with this tip..."
Xu Zhiyan shook his head lightly and slid the scroll wheel to see the rest of the content.
"I'm not surprised by anything the dog system says."
He began to wonder who created this game, why it was so targeted at players, and why it had serious self-destructive tendencies.
"But no matter what, we must participate in this copy."
Xu Zhiyan expressed high approval of the words on the prompt.
"This is the first time in my life that I've seen a wish reward that is so buggy!"
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