The sequel to OE that "we" expect (Part 9)
【Location: Wuxiu City Gate】
Guard: "Hello, brave warrior, welcome to Wuxiu City. You will need to show relevant documents to enter the city with your magical pet. If you don't have one, please go to the ID Center on the left to apply for relevant documents."
"Okay, thank you." Z01 held the sleeping dragon on his shoulder and walked towards the small house next to him.
Next to the cabin stood a large speaker, which continuously broadcast, "This is the Temporary Document Processing Center. Those who need to apply for magical pet adoption, temporary group, temporary marriage certificate, etc., please queue up in an orderly manner."
There weren't many people in line, and soon I got to Z01. A lady with white hair but still elegant, wearing reading glasses, asked, "Hello, brave man, what can I do for you?"
"Excuse me, what is a temporary marriage?"
"A temporary marriage, as the name suggests, is a temporary partnership. You can form a partnership with anyone with mutual consent. The validity period is three months. After the validity period, you can go to the center to renew the contract. If you do not renew the contract, it will be automatically terminated."
"Excuse me, what is the meaning of a temporary marriage?"
"It's mainly to facilitate job hunting in the city. Married people find jobs faster. Furthermore, if both parties contribute to the rental or purchase of a property, there's a 20% discount. This is suitable for outsiders living in the city for a short period of time. Once the property is sold after marriage, the proceeds will be divided according to the proportion of each person's contribution."
"Is the familiar certificate also temporary?"
"You can apply for a permanent magical pet license for 10 gold coins, but you must bear all consequences of the pet's actions and cannot abandon it. Otherwise, you will be fined tenfold and placed on the dishonest list for a year. You won't be able to find a high-level job in Wuxiu City."
"Thanks."
Z01 steadied the tumbling Dratini and spoke a few words. The officer nodded subconsciously, then seemed to realize something and reaffirmed the request. After repeatedly receiving the same answer and confirming that the other party was not joking, he pushed up his glasses, which had slipped down, and said, "Hero, do you have the consent of the familiar for doing this?"
"...Please wait a moment. I'll come back later."
Z01 left the team and came to a tree not far away. His fingers touched the soft belly. Xiaolong had fallen asleep soundly while holding his thumb, and no matter how he stroked him, he would not wake up.
Z01 sat quietly under the tree.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Yuanshi woke up.
He sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"Good afternoon, Hour."
"Good—ha." Xiaoshilong yawned and asked, "Thank you for your hard work. Where are we now?"
"At the gate of Wuxiu City."
Jiang Yuanshi blinked hard and squinted to look forward. After confirming that it was the city gate, he said, "So soon? You don't even need to install a mod."
"Why?"
"Because you're so fast, it feels faster than any other means of transportation. Normally, the fastest in-game speed would take a day and a half, but you only took one day."
"Maybe a map jump mod would be faster."
"That makes sense, but our map isn't lit up, so it shouldn't be clickable, right? I'm not sure if anyone would be willing to make a mod for my little game, though."
Most mods are made by players themselves, basically out of love. Jiang Yuanshi is looking forward to what kind of novel mods the players who play his game can make, but because he was dead when the game was released, he doesn't know the specific situation. Even if he hears from the main god that the game is popular, seeing it with his own eyes is still more powerful.
"If you need it, we can show you the module and help you install it." Jiang Yuanshi was stunned when he heard this and said, "Isn't this a fan fiction world?"
Z01: "Fan works are combined with games. Fan works are considered secondary creations, and mods can also be counted as such."
As he spoke, a light screen popped up in front of Jiang Yuanshi. It was a familiar mod website. There were currently 266 mods exclusively for "Unnamed Adventure", most of which were portable fishing, monster-killing, farming, various strange means of transportation, turning captured monsters into domesticated animals, etc. In addition, there were also common self-made plot expansions.
Jiang Yuanshi flipped through the pages curiously. Sometimes curiosity kills the cat. The further he flipped through the pages, the more things seemed wrong, as if he had strayed into a secret place that could not be revealed. Hmm... 18+.
Jiang Yuanshi looked for a long time and then rowed away silently.
Z01 asked: "Aren't you going to download it?"
"No, I'm not interested in romance. Games are fine, as long as I participate in them myself." A question mark appeared above Jiang Yuanshi's head. "It's fine to date NPCs, but why are there also romances with monsters?"
Even the previous spliced monsters have colors, and there is a marriageable mod, which has been downloaded more than 1,000 times.
Jiang Yuanshi didn't understand, but Z01 silently said, "Because you can get discounts on renting or buying a house."
"What?" Jiang Yuanshi didn't understand at first, so Z01 explained everything that had happened before to Jiang Yuanshi in detail.
Jiang Yuanshi fell silent after hearing this. Originally, the idea of getting a discount after getting married in the game was just an idea triggered by reality. Jiang Yuanshi went to great lengths to use the temporary marriage function in the online world. For the sake of balance, the heroes and Sasa in the stand-alone world would automatically get a discount. However, Jiang Yuanshi didn't expect that this little idea would eventually become a mod for catching monsters and getting married.
He was shocked but said nothing. He just looked at Z01 silently and said, "If you put it that way, this mission world also comes with it."
"Yes." Z01 nodded.
Jiang Yuanshi wondered, "But what does this have to do with us? In the single-player game, the Hero and the Dratini are already bundled together for a discount. Why don't you get a Magic Pet Certificate?"
“…………”
Z01 didn't speak, it just froze, but it looked like it was frozen.
Jiang Yuanshi stared helplessly for a moment, expressionless. Someone with a dark brow said, "So are you going to do it or not? If you don't, I'll be leaving."
Z01 stood up and walked towards the center. As dusk fell, the line became thinner, and they were the last ones in line. When it was their turn, the staff recognized them and asked Z01, "Hello, hero. Does your familiar agree?"
"Agreed." Before Z01 could speak, Jiang Yuanshi, who was sitting on his shoulder, flew to the window and said so.
The lady pushed her glasses up and said, "Are you sure you want to apply for a temporary marriage certificate? Once you get one, you won't need to apply for a familiar license. However, as a partner, you'll need to find a job, and there aren't many jobs suitable for a dragonet."
Mini Dragon replied: "It doesn't matter, being a mascot is also a job." Anyway, as long as I get the money every day, it's fine.
Staff: ...
After both parties confirmed, the mini dragon performed a dangerous test. Jiang Yuanshi stood on the small magic circle on the window. The formation lit up and the display above his head said:
[Danger level: 0, suitable for domestic breeding]
[Work ability: 10, suitable for store waving]
The work of the store's electronic lucky cat has become concrete.
"Please both parties place your fingerprints here."
A scroll unfolds, a temporary marriage contract.
Z01 didn't move. At Jiang Yuanshi's prompt, he pressed his fingerprints like a machine. Jiang Yuanshi then put his hand in the ink and made a complete slap print on the contract.
The thumb print and the palm print are placed against each other.
【Contract Established】
Z01, who had left the ID center, stared at the scroll in his inventory for a long time. Jiang Yuanshi poked him, "What are you doing?"
Z01: "Why did you agree again?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "I didn't say I refused, right? I can get a discount anyway."
"In that case, you could have not signed the contract."
"Oh, if you don't want to, just terminate the contract. It's still in the cooling-off period."
"No." Z01 refused decisively.
"Then let's go into the city." Jiang Yuanshi flapped his wings and flew around, then found a suitable spot on his shoulder and landed. He changed from lying down to sitting upright and looking straight ahead.
"I can't understand your thoughts."
"Then I don't understand. Anyway, your wish has come true, right?"
desire?
Z01 turned his head to look at Jiang Yuan: "My wish?"
The other party's tone was puzzled.
Jiang Yuanshi: “?”
"I hope you agree to this. Is that a wish?"
Z01's words sounded as if a difficult problem had finally been solved today. Jiang Yuanshi sighed and said, "It's not that exaggerated. After all, a wish is a strong desire from the heart."
Z01 nodded, seemingly understanding, and then said, "Yeah, it's very strong."
“…”
Z01 said, "Thank you for fulfilling my wish."
I have to say that the tone was too formal and seemed very heavy, even though Jiang Yuanshi clearly felt that he had not done anything.
He drawled lazily, "Yes, yes, you're welcome. I'm the God of Wishes. If you have any wishes in the future, you'd better tell me directly. I'll grant them as I please. Refuse to be mute, or I'll remove your mouth."
Xiaolong's hand made a gesture of waving a staff.
Z01 tilted his head, and the next second the line of his mouth on his face really disappeared, and Z01's face became (II)
Jiang Yuanshi:?!
He was startled, but seeing Z01's expectant expression, he made a recalling gesture, and sure enough, the mouth returned.
Z01: (I_I)
There’s no need to cooperate so much, Jiang Yuanshi thought.
The two of them started an inexplicable "you say I act" mode and walked forward slowly, completely ignoring the passers-by around them who had exclamation marks popping up above their heads.
Entering the city.
There are so many people.
Jiang Yuanshi hadn't seen so many people for a long time.
In the square at the entrance to the city, humans and monsters came and went, some leisurely, some in a hurry. In the center of the square stood a huge stone tablet. It was the image of the first generation hero, and the only difference from the hero image of Z01 was a helmet. The face of the stone statue wearing the helmet could not be seen clearly, but it was holding up a stone sword, as if ready to attack at any time.
There is a huge circle under the stone tablet, but it seems to have been abandoned long ago. Children are chasing and playing in it, carefree.
Jiang Yuanshi pointed at the formation and said, "You can activate it, so that you can light up the map."
Z01 stepped forward and placed his foot on the formation. The next second, the formation lit up and patterns began to move.
[Beep—Map opened]
When you open the map, Wuxiu City has been highlighted. You can now teleport back and forth between the forest and the city, but the teleportation will take half a day.
Only the player who owns the formation can see it, so Z01, standing in the center, was soon patted by a human. He lowered his head. It was a child who said, "Big brother, can you move aside? You're blocking our way while we play."
Z01: "Sorry."
He left silently, but was pulled back after taking only two steps. The child said, "Wow! Mini Dragon! Big brother, is this your magical pet? It's so cute, can I pet it?"
Z01 shook his head and said, "Sorry, no, this is my partner."
The child blinked, looked at the hero, then at Dratini, and finally said "Oh", "I see, so that's how it is. Then, big brother, can I touch your partner? Or even hold hands?"
Z01: "I haven't done it yet."
The child acted as if he hadn't heard anything and continued, "This is the first time I've seen a mini dragon this close. Your partner is so cute, you two are a perfect match."
Z01: "Thank you."
Jiang Yuanshi: "..."
Don't be so dishonest when you speak, kid, you'd say anything just to touch the dragon.
The child's eyes were filled with sincerity and expectation: "Just hold hands, that's all I have."
Z01 turned his gaze towards Jiang Yuan and asked, "What do you think?"
Jiang Yuanshi sighed: "Just hold hands, and then we can go."
After that, Xiaolong came down in the Z01 palm elevator and held out his hand to the child. The child carefully stretched out two fingers and shook Xiaolong's paw, pinching it before letting go, and said happily, "Thank you!"
Then, he turned and ran to the group of children not far away to announce the good news: "My wish has come true! The mini dragon is really soft! Just like I imagined!!!"
Children’s wishes are sometimes simple, but when they are fulfilled they bring them great satisfaction and happiness.
But sometimes it’s not good to be too happy.
The children rushed forward and lined up politely. Jiang Yuanshi started a hand-holding session and forced them to pick up pens and practice signing.
Jiang Yuanshi was full of questions. Does this make sense?
But it was too late to stop the situation when it developed to this point. People passing by saw the line and came over curiously to line up. The line became longer and longer, and even Z01 became a brave cosplayer.
In the end, the situation evolved into Jiang Yuanshi and Z01 taking a photo together as "The Brave and the Dragon".
If this continued, he would be exhausted. Jiang Yuanshi came up with a plan and asked Z01 to quickly make a sign that read: "Handshake 2 gold coins, signature 2 gold coins, handshake + signature 3 gold coins, photo 5 gold coins... full set 10 gold coins."
You can get a permanent magic pet certificate for 10 gold coins, but if you start charging for it, no one will come.
Jiang Yuanshi thought confidently.
[Ding——Today's total income is 1313 gold coins]
The people left with smiles and photos, feeling unsatisfied.
In the center of the square, a mini dragon wearing a pink woolen hat and a bow scarf stood there in a daze, while the hero next to him, wearing a red welcome ribbon that read "The Most Immersive Hero", had already frozen.
The little dragon's claws turned into round buns with red lights flashing. The warrior's armor was covered with words, and if you looked closely, they were all wishes.
Z01 became a wish-making machine, and Jiang Yuanshi became a signing machine.
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