Chapter 40 Sandstorm Season 04 Mayor Mingzhu, mercenary group. ……
Sooner or later everyone will know that there is a Qingshan Inn on the southwest border.
Jiang Runian smiled and waved the sugar-painted bunny in his hand towards Xie Moyue. He didn't intend to say anything more to her. Besides, she had other things to do in Mingzhu Town.
Just then, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the end of the alley behind them, separated by a wall.
A fierce-looking woman came out, patted Xie Moyue on the shoulder, and smiled from ear to ear, "I told you a long time ago that the difference between you and Boss Jiang in making Qingshan Inn what it is now is the zombie brains of the entire eighth district. You can't be fooled so easily."
Jiang Runian only looked back and forth at the familiar expressions on their faces once, then extended his hand to the woman: "Mayor Lin, I have heard of your name for a long time."
Lin Xianzhi was not surprised and shook hands with her politely.
She was busy during the day and just now took the time to follow the two of them for a while. She witnessed with her own eyes Jiang Runian playing with Xie Moyue like a Tom cat, so she could naturally guess her identity easily.
Xie Moyue pouted and snorted, "Okay, okay, I'm arrogant. I'm sorry, Boss Jiang, I was too excited just now and made you uncomfortable."
Jiang Runian had a friendly smile on his face, as if waiting for an explanation.
Lin Xianzhi took the initiative to speak: "Mo Yue is the head of our adventure group. After going to Qingshan Inn, she came back and kept talking about how great the inn was, so I wrote a letter that night to invite you to be my guest. We are all in the end times, and we are all in the eighth district, so it is of course good to have another partner to help and support each other."
She wanted to hand this heavy responsibility to the players in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but Xie Moyue was obsessed with Qingshan Inn and took the initiative to ask for cooperation. She thought, Xie Moyue was the only one who had contact with Jiang Runian, so let's give it a try. She never expected that Xie Moyue would be so impatient and was controlled by Jiang Runian from beginning to end.
Jiang Runian thought, no wonder.
She had long guessed that Xie Moyue's identity must be different from others. How could the head of a town entrust this task to a simple and unrelated person?
Moreover, Mingzhu Town is where the top players gather. Xie Moyue can be the leader of an adventure group here and can even throw a tantrum in front of the mayor. His strength must not be underestimated.
Lin Xianzhi apologized again: "Boss Jiang, I need to reiterate that what Mo Yue said is not what Mingzhu Town wants. Mingzhu Town sincerely wants to reach a cooperation with Qingshan Inn and connect the entire continent."
Xie Moyue blushed when she was called out, and couldn't help but mutter, "Okay, okay, it's all because of my eagerness for quick success."
Once people take off their disguise of vigilance, the atmosphere instantly becomes harmonious.
Although Jiang Runian is not a kind-hearted person, she likes to deal with partners like Zheng Xuan and Jin Xiu Lian who have sincerity written on their faces, but her brain cells are limited.
Jiang Ruonian finished eating the last bit of the sugar painting and said meaningfully: "Let's talk slowly, it will be more interesting."
Lin Xianzhi nodded in agreement and looked up at the sky. "It's afternoon now. Does Boss Jiang have any plans for the evening?"
"Yes," Jiang Runian did not intend to hide it, "I have always heard that the top players in Mingzhu Town are quite powerful, and there is also a hiring office. I am very curious."
The Hiring Office, as the name implies, is a place where players are hired to do things for them. The larger the scale of Mingzhu Town, the greater the demand of players. For example, a tavern owner can't go out to collect ingredients every day, right? The waiters are good at making customers happy but not necessarily good at collecting, and it is often difficult to find good goods in the market, so the Hiring Office was born. After registering at the Hiring Office, players can pay a deposit and issue orders; after the mercenaries complete the order, they can also directly submit the goods to the Hiring Office. The two parties can complete the transaction without meeting in person, which is quite convenient.
When it came to employment, Lin Xianzhi guessed that she had some private matters to attend to, so he simply pointed out a way and dragged Xie Moyue, who looked dissatisfied, back to the City Hall.
Putting on a thin hood, Jiang Ruunian walked towards his destination.
At the entrance of the employment office, a three-meter-long notice board was crowded with people. Many of them were wearing hoods to cover their faces because of the sun or to hide their identities. She successfully hid in the crowd.
There were so many people that she couldn't squeeze in, so she stopped in front of the 3D map next to her.
This map is a topographic map of the entire Desert Eye drawn by players, which points out the mission direction for mercenaries. The terrain of the Desert Eye is much simpler and clearer than the southwest border. Mingzhu Town, as the "eye", is located in the oasis in the center, surrounded by a vast desert. There is a monster farm in the south and several abandoned cities in the east, which are also the two most frequented by players. There is a long stretch of towering mountains in the west, which is marked as "high risk".
And to the north...
Jiang Runian moved closer and looked closely. The terrain in the north was of different shades and was very strange. It looked like a high sand dune or a black hole buried deep underground. It was a very strange area.
After a while, the number of players in front of the bulletin board gradually decreased.
She turned around and saw that some simple and easy employment orders, such as mining and equipment making, had been snatched up. Those who were left alone were in danger of death. The players who were still wandering around looked not simple. They stood outside calmly, as if they were sure that no one would snatch these high-risk and high-return orders from them.
Jiang Runian mixed in and pretended to consider the orders on the notice board, but in fact his peripheral vision had already scanned all the players around him.
Although she couldn't get a glimpse of their personal attributes, she knew from the battle-hardened formations that these were what people called "top players." Some of them leisurely signed high-risk employment orders, while others calmly discussed tactics... But after seeing and hearing so much, she couldn't find a single useful clue.
——She came here, firstly, to find out about the leader, BOSS, and secondly, to find out about Sui Yan and his organization.
Just as she was about to take the initiative, someone tapped her on the shoulder.
A player in metal armor held his head armor and looked her up and down: "I see you've been standing there for a long time, don't you know how to take orders?"
Jiang Ruonian obviously didn't expect someone to suddenly talk to him.
She was stunned for a moment, but quickly adjusted her state, looking calm and composed.
"I have something on my hand, but I don't know how to sell it." Jiang Ruonian twisted his index finger and thumb, looking unfathomable. "May I ask you for help?"
"...You?" The player frowned, looking at the man in front of him who was two heads shorter than him, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
Ordinary things can be exchanged in the game mall or sold at the market. Only things that are priceless will make people come to Mingzhu Town to find buyers. But what extraordinary things can this skinny dwarf have?
Jiang Ruonian opened his backpack and carefully showed her the intermediate crystal core he had obtained in the Sunset Wasteland.
With just one glance, the player almost screamed out loud!
She immediately covered Jiang Runian's backpack and lowered her voice: "Are you crazy? Taking it out in a place like this!" She dragged Jiang Runian to a deserted corner, then covered her chest and let go of her hand, "My name is Qin Fang, you can just call me Fang Fang."
Jiang Runian smiled softly and said sincerely, "Jiang Runian, I'm from the southwest border."
"No wonder you don't know the rules here..." Qin Fang was still frightened. "The trading of alien crystal cores is strictly prohibited. If you had taken it out just now, you would be in jail now!"
Jiang Runian: “…”
Fortunately, she didn't ride Xiaobai, otherwise she would have broken both the crystal core and the rabbit.
"But I heard that Mingzhu Town has placed an alien crystal core in the monster spawning area in the south."
"Shh! How can this be the same!"
How is it different?
Is it possible that it is the end of the world, and the officials are allowed to set fires but the common people are not allowed to light lamps?
"If it's not prohibited, players will secretly use the alienated crystal core to develop some kind of biological weapon. Wouldn't that be the end of us?" Qin Fang waved his hand, "I advise you not to think about trading, just go to the mall and exchange it for--"
Before he could finish his words, Qin Fang's exhortation choked on his lips.
She recalled the glimpse she had just gotten. It was a pure and powerful intermediate crystal core, which was at least dropped by a monster that had been mutated for more than a year. It was very rare. If she were Jiang Runian, she would not be willing to exchange this crystal core for a few thousand gold coins.
Qin Fang's eyes flickered and he hesitated for a moment.
Jiang Ruonian noticed it, pretended to be regretful, shrugged and said: "Ah...Okay, then I'll change it into currency and buy some bread."
Seeing that Jiang Runian had already opened the game store, Qin Fang couldn't help but stretched out his hand to stop her: "Wait, wait!"
She looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to their conversation. "There is an organization that has been secretly purchasing crystal cores. I don't know the price, but they only deal with a few top players and are very low-key. Do you know the desert north of Mingzhu Town? That's the organization's core base."
"Then how did you know that?"
"I wanted to trade with them before..." Qin Fang scratched his head, "Uh, I'm not qualified."
Looking at the buff on Qin Fang's head, it was the highest effect that players could obtain now. Although she said so, she was actually far beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even she was not qualified, so the players who could trade with the organization must be terrifying? Not to mention Sui Yan who worked in the organization, what kind of monster was that?
She originally thought that Sui Yan's organization was collecting crystal cores, so maybe she could get some clues through crystal core transactions.
Good news, we have a clue.
Bad news, she's even less qualified.
Jiang Runian stared at his Shennong Heart Sutra: "..." You said, why aren't you some kind of Chiyou Heart Sutra or Zhurong Heart Sutra? !
"Your crystal is really top-grade, it should be able to sell for a good price. I can show you a way... but!" Qin Fang's tone was a bit warning, "Whether it succeeds or not, you can't tell anyone that I told you! I don't want to get into trouble at such a young age!"
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