Chapter 18
The Wang brothers plowed the land reluctantly and sowed rapeseed.
An Rou realized that there was only half a bucket of water left in the house - the water Uncle Xiang had brought last time - which was not enough to water the land.
She worked on the farm for five years, but she spent most of that time playing mahjong with the boss's wife, and the remaining time was spent dating the boss's son. She had seen pigs run, but that was all she had seen.
Being unfamiliar with farming and distracted, he simply forgot that the farm needed a water source.
There was no choice but to leave the newly cultivated vegetable fields behind, lie on the back of sudden wealth, and watch the sun move westward and eventually fade away.
Still haven't made up my mind whether to risk going back to town.
The farm is only in its infancy and has not yet produced any harvest, but she already feels the comfort of it.
However, ghouls must be raised after all, and players must kill them eventually. Her fortune forest - the newly built morgue - is currently the most direct and largest way to make money.
After much deliberation, An Rou decided to fill her stomach first.
There are doors in the front and back of the thatched house. Next to the back door is an earthen stove. It was already there and is quite sturdy. It can be used after being cleaned out.
An Rou picked out some of the ingredients Uncle Xiang had bought and called the Wang brothers over. One chopped wood, the other started the fire, while she washed and cut in front of the stove.
It would be great if these things could feed the ghouls. An Rou thought, by the time the crops on the farm are planted, she could raise a group of guards and not have to live a life of fighting and killing.
While her thoughts were wandering, a long rope was suddenly thrown down from the city wall closest to the farm.
The human figure is like water droplets, dripping down the rope.
"Hey, there are people living in this kind of ghost place?"
"This place is great. It's close to the mission location and we can get there by climbing over the wall. Brother Qin, why don't we stop there?"
A dim light shone through the farm. A man with a hooked nose looked over and glanced at the team members behind him with his narrow eyes.
He knew that the person who had suggested this was probably someone who wanted to log off for the night but didn't want to sleep in the wilderness while offline. Of the twelve people in the group, there were probably quite a few who had this thought in mind.
Brother Qin nodded: "Let's go. Run, and watch the searchlight."
"Okay."
Someone behind him answered, his appearance and voice full of the youthful aura unique to young people.
——Even in the real world, such liveliness is rarely seen in young people.
The other team members secretly looked down on him. In their opinion, being lively meant being unstable and unreliable, and they didn't know why Brother Qin was so determined to get him on the team.
However, the mission clue was brought by Brother Qin, and no one dared to say "no".
Night seems to be falling but has not yet fallen, and there is still light in the sky.
In order to avoid attracting the attention of the soldiers stationed on the distant wall, a dozen people dispersed in an irregular manner and surrounded the farm.
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Just as he squeezed a few words out of the old man, Chiqian Yiming received an urgent summons from the department and was ordered to log off.
His eyes were indifferent as he glanced at the figure who took the opportunity to flee towards the town in a hurry. In the end, he did not chase after him and put the sword back into its sheath.
The favorability level dropped below 20%. It is conceivable that the first thing the old man would do after entering the town would be to go to the public security office to complain.
Chi Qianyiming didn't care. It was just that the destiny value was halved in the region, which did not affect the strength of his skills.
He knelt down on the spot, his upper body still erect, until his consciousness was withdrawn from the game. A grasshopper jumped right onto his hand, and with a flash of white light, its body split in two and rolled to the ground.
Chizen Ichiming walked out of the holographic cabin, casually wrapped himself in a bathrobe, and turned on the holographic projector.
The surrounding scene transformed into the minister's reception room.
Apart from the minister, he was the only participant in this meeting.
Emergency summons are usually due to urgent tasks, and this time is no exception.
The captain of a guild branch was found to have concealed clues to a high-level quest and defected with three team members. According to the investigation, they gathered some freelance players, probably forming a temporary team to carry out a high-level quest of unknown content.
The mission level is as high as SS level.
The mission given to you is simple yet complex: strangle the traitor and obtain the clue. If you understand the mission and are able to do so, complete it.
For Chizen Ichiming, who always likes to be alone, even if he only gets 30% of the mission reward, it can be considered a rare and lucrative job.
But he refused.
"The task the Minister assigned me to investigate is still unfinished," said Shakuzen Kazuaki, "and my blue weapon has not yet been retrieved."
The minister frowned. "It's been four days since the incident. If that NPC was a player in disguise, he would have escaped long ago."
"I've found a clue."
"Really?" The minister pointed to the holographic cabin in the inner room and said, "Open it and let me see."
Chi Qianyiming didn't move. The clues in his hand were not enough to activate the system notification.
The minister understood and said gravely, "With a high-level mission ahead, it's not worth wasting time without a clear lead. Besides, Minister Liming has already reported the unrest you caused in Zhongsu Town to headquarters! He may appear to have offended no one, but in reality, he's already harboring a deep hatred for you. With your intelligence, you can see that, right?"
Of course, Chizen Ichimura saw it. The ban on the players was essentially the result of the Zhongxu branch secretly manipulating the situation.
But he didn't care. Two days of blocking Zhongsu Town was more than enough time for him. Moreover, even though it was a little late, the clues he had hoped for had surfaced.
The Minister continued, "You should make a contribution during this SS-level mission to offset your superiors' prejudice against you. This will make it easier for you to succeed me in the future."
Chizen Kazuaki remained unmoved: "Minister, I made it clear from the beginning that I have no interest in managing the guild."
The only thing he was interested in was divine revelation.
Seeing that he was stubborn, the minister got really angry. His gray eyebrows twitched and his cloudy eyes glared at him.
"Then do you remember the oath you took before joining the sect?"
Chizen Ichimura finally showed a slight expression—a frown.
Of course he remembers.
Obey Ouli and serve the country.
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As soon as a dish came out of the oven, An Rou almost dropped the plate.
"I'm so hungry, so hungry, so hungry..." The sound waves in the air were so dense that she almost thought she had tinnitus.
It's getting rich quickly.
It suddenly had such a strong voice... there was only one possibility!
Just as the thought came to mind, footsteps were heard in the thatched house.
An Rou hurriedly used her consciousness to calm Bao Fu down, telling it not to make any sound, and then used her hands and feet to drive the Wang brothers behind the earthen stove.
The footsteps in the thatched house had become disorganized, and one set of footsteps extended to the back door.
"Is anyone there?"
"Don't shout, we found it." The man with the hooked nose stopped in front of An Rou and looked at her with squinted eyes.
An Rou was afraid that the Wang brothers would not be able to help but look, but she did not dare to glance at them. She forced a smile and said, "Heaven, Master Destiny?"
She did not forget her unique golden finger, and lowered the other party's favorability, but she did not dare to lower it too much, and kept it in the "rejection" state.
There was no way the thatched house had electricity, so the light was dim, lit only by two kerosene lamps inside and outside. A few more people came out the back door, and An Rou could see the light screens above their heads displaying their IDs more clearly than their faces.
At this moment, An Rou felt a little complicated.
While she was cooking, she was still considering whether to risk going back to town to get the corpse when a player suddenly came to visit. It was like someone handed her a pillow when she felt sleepy.
But there are so many people on the other side. We have to wipe them out and protect the farm from causing too much subsequent trouble - it's difficult just thinking about it.
One thing was clear: it was hard not to be nervous when so many tall and strong men, all of them Chosen Ones, suddenly barged into a commoner's home.
An Rou simply lowered her favorability towards everyone.
A player named Liu Qingsong read the notification on the screen and smiled nonchalantly: "Wow, this NPC is pretty."
He also blew a loud whistle.
The whistle was sharp. An Rou sensed that Bao Fu was getting agitated again. She forced herself to relax and try to appease him: "Bao Bao, be obedient. I promise to make sure you have enough to eat tonight!"
She added: [Keep those two under control!]
An Rou knew that even without roaring, Bao Fu could still suppress Wang Da and Wang Er and keep them obedient. She had also communicated with them spiritually, and all signs indicated that the effect was not as direct and effective as that of Gui Mu Bao Fu.
The hook-nosed man's ID was [Qin Wudi]. Judging from his aura, he seemed to be the leader of this gang. But An Rou was a little puzzled.
Of the players she saw in Zhongxu Town with guild logos in front of their IDs, most were traveling with their guildmates. Similarly, the strays without guild logos, even if they weren't traveling alone, tended to hang out with other strays.
Of the group of people in front of him, including Qin Wudi, only four were members of the Ouli Guild; the others were strays. From what An Rou had seen, Ouli's attitude towards strays wasn't exactly good.
How could they be mixed together?
Liu Qingsong approached Qin Wudi and said with a grin, "Brother Qin, it's rare for us brothers to do a high-level mission. Why don't we get started?"
He glanced at An Rou with lustful eyes.
The other players were moved by this, while others showed disgust. One Ouli player couldn't help but speak up, "The Zhongsu ban has been making a lot of noise these days, aren't you aware? If you don't care about your destiny, then get out of here as soon as possible and stop dragging everyone down!"
Although this place is remote, it is still within the scope of Zhongsu Town.
Liu Qingsong sighed, "This is Zhongsu, yes, but the area outside the wall isn't Zhongsu. Please make it clear, the mission location is outside the wall, not here!"
Before he could finish his words, Qin Wudi's elbow suddenly thrust back and hit him accurately on the mouth.
Liu Qingsong instinctively covered his mouth, stunned for two seconds, and spat out a mouthful of blood, with two teeth in the blood. He cursed: "I'm a jerk!"
I bit my tongue and lost my front teeth, so my speech is a bit lisp.
Someone laughed softly, which made him even more angry.
However, Qin Wudi's gold level was there, and he couldn't attack.
"Awang is right. If you have any evil thoughts and cause trouble again, I will get you offline right now." Qin Wudi looked at him coldly.
Liu Qingsong's chest rose and fell violently, and finally slumped down. Suddenly, Qin Wudi threw a bottle of life potion at him.
Fang Qingsong hid the resentment in his eyes and walked down the stairs: "I understand, Brother Qin."
Throughout the entire process, An Rou wasn't just watching the show. The more tense the situation became, the clearer her mind became. She even remembered that the NPC couldn't hear certain sensitive words, so she simply made appropriate expressions of fear in response to Liu Qingsong's eyes and tone, and the conflict between them.
At the same time, An Rou moved her back invisibly and retreated quietly towards the thatched house, trying to divert everyone away from the earthen stove.
After all, there are two ghouls hiding behind the stove.
It turned out to be a bunch of ragtag people who had been forced together. An Rou thought silently. Since we are here, we might as well stay.
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