About ten minutes later, several new guards came out of the city and took over the duties of Luo Zheyu and the other guards.
It's time to change shifts.
"Come with me." Luo Zheyu said to the players and the old farmer behind him.
He turned and led the way, his right hand gently supporting the sheathed long sword at his waist.
The old farmer picked up the shoulder pole again and followed behind with a helpless look on his face. There were ten players in total, nine women and one man. The male player was the last to squeeze in. When he spoke to Luo Zheyu, there was a mysterious blush on his face.
After leading the people behind him into the vermilion city gate, he followed the instructions of the program in the virtual data body and headed west along the city wall, going further and further off the track.
Gradually, rocks piled up on the surrounding land, the grass and wood were covered with ash, and the leaves were covered with a layer of black ash.
The intelligent NPC old farmer kept his head down and carried his load, just following behind without making any unnecessary noise.
The players behind him couldn't hold back and kept trying to talk to Luo Zheyu, the guard in red clothes and silver armor in front of them.
"Little brother, how long will it take?" the female player in the pink skirt asked in a tender voice.
"Not far." Luo Zheyu replied.
"Is there such a remote place in the city? I have never been here before."
"...I've never been here before, but I have a bad feeling..."
"What are you afraid of? What can this NPC do to us? Besides, he is so handsome, even if he does something..."
"Stop your dangerous thoughts!"
The female players were chattering excitedly, completely ignoring the only male player nearby and the old farmer who had just scared them.
…
"Brother, are you going to give us a task to do? It's so special, I'm afraid it's not a hidden task!" The female player with double buns asked excitedly.
"Hey, shut up! You can't ask that to an intelligent NPC, or you'll get hurt!" The tall female player in shorts quickly pulled her to stop her from continuing. The tall female player looked very nervous, as if she had suffered before from this kind of questioning.
“Oh, yes…”
"Excuse me, is there anything you need us to do?" The female player with double buns reacted and quickly changed the topic.
"Yes, yes, if there is anything you want to do, just leave it to us!"
Luo Zheyu walked in front and did not turn around to answer.
Soon, they will know what needs to be done.
A tinkling sound gradually came from the front.
As we got closer, the sound became clearer and clearer, as if it was a combination of many iron and stone knocking sounds, chaotic yet with a sense of rhythm.
There were strange black and gray rocks and a deep pit underground, and the clanging sound came from inside.
When he reached the deep pit, Luo Zheyu stopped, turned around and said to the players, "You can leave only after you earn enough money to enter the city."
"What is this place?"
"How do they make money from the entrance fee here... It can't be in this pit..." Someone looked at the dark pit. The dark side did not refer to the light in the pit, but the color of the stones and soil on the outer layer of the pit was black.
There were constant clinking sounds coming from the pit, and it seemed that there were candles lit in the cave, with a faint yellow light shining through.
"…The bad feeling is getting stronger and stronger."
"There is a mining area down there." Luo Zheyu said with a slight smile, his sharp eyebrows curved, and said: "You need to mine to make up for the city entrance fee you owe. There will be someone in the mining area down there who will teach you how to mine. Please work hard."
"Mining?!"
"Yes." Luo Zheyu smiled.
The fragmented sunlight sprinkled into his clear eyes, forming tiny, shining spots of light. Under his high nose bridge, the corners of his moist, thin lips were raised.
The female players looked down at the pitch-black pit underground, then looked up at the dazzling intelligent NPC guards in red clothes and silver armor.
I suddenly felt suffocated.
"I'm leaving." The dazzling and mysterious guard said softly with his thin lips slightly parted. "Just keep mining, you'll be able to get out soon."
After saying that, he turned around and left neatly.
The players looked at each other and the scene was very quiet for a while.
"Hey bro, wait for me!" a female player suddenly shouted.
"I have money! I have the entrance fee! I'll give it to you now!"
While shouting from behind, the players caught up.
Unexpectedly, after chasing for a few steps, he was stopped by an invisible light curtain and the system prompt sound rang in his ears.
[Sorry, you haven't mined enough iron ore to pay for the city entrance fee. Please keep working hard! ]
If you don't dig enough ores to pay for the entrance fee, you can't leave the city.
It's too late to pay now.
Luo Zheyu clenched his right fist and put it in front of his lips, his face full of smiles that he could not suppress at all.
Behind him, the players who were blocked by the invisible light curtain were still trying to struggle and making their last sounds.
"I really have money! Let me out!"
"Brother! Look at me again!"
"How could I, who is so beautiful, do something like mining? My skirt, my hairstyle, my fingers as white as jade... ah wuwu wuwu..."
"Wait a minute, little brother! What's your name?"
In a holographic online game, except for wild monsters, not everyone will go around using their own names, including NPCs.
When he heard someone asking him his name, Luo Zheyu turned around and said, "Wei Yi."
She has a clear voice, a jade-like face and an upright figure.
His virtual body made up of data was numbered 1 among the guards and was given a simple name, Wei Yi.
The players behind him suddenly paused, and then suddenly burst into even louder sounds.
"Don't compete with me! Wei Yi is my new favorite!"
"Wei Yi! I'll come find you when I get out of the mines!"
…
"Sir." The old farmer put the load on the ground and rubbed his hands nervously.
Luo Zheyu looked at him carefully, his sharp eyes constantly sweeping over him, feeling the different aura of the old farmer NPC.
I always feel that this strange breath is somewhat familiar.
Finally, Luo Zheyu fixed his eyes on the worn straw hat on the old farmer's head.
"Show me your hat," he said.
The old farmer took off his tattered straw hat with doubt and anxiety, quickly dusted it off and handed it to Luo Zheyu.
The straw hat was gray and covered with dust.
He held it in his hand and stared at it for two seconds, then a row of words appeared above the torn straw hat.
[Farmer's worn-out straw hat]: It has a slight effect of blocking the sun and rain. When worn, the defense is increased by 3.
It is actually an equipment with attributes, although its attributes are worse than those of novice equipment.
That strange smell came from this hat. After holding it in my hand, the strange smell became even stronger.
The sense of familiarity grows stronger.
It seems... somewhat similar to the aura I felt from the ghosts in the amusement park when I turned into a skeleton.
After taking off his straw hat, the old farmer became no different from everyone else in this virtual data world.
It seems that the only thing that is strange is this straw hat.
After thinking for a moment, he threw his tattered straw hat upwards and drew his sword.
“Wow…”
The sharp blade passed through the air, stirring up the wind, and the tattered straw hat falling from the air was cut, instantly split into two halves and fell to the ground.
A strange breath detached from the tattered straw hat that was cut in half, floating around and trying to escape.
Luo Zheyu frowned slightly, grasped the long sword, took a step forward, exerted a little force with his shoulders, and moved the long sword to draw an arc, ready to cut off the breath.
Even though the blade cut through the middle, the strange aura remained intact, still floating around and escaping into the distance.
He stretched out his left hand that was not holding the knife, reached out for the breath, and grasped it.
There was nothing in his hands, but his aura was not affected at all, and even the trajectory of his movements did not change at all.
It's like existing in two different worlds.
In this world of virtual data, Luo Zheyu's body and sword are all data. If that breath is also composed of data, when the two touch each other, there will definitely be an intersection and a reaction, but now there is no different reaction at all.
When the long sword and hand came into contact with that strange breath, they produced exactly the same data as when they were swung in the data representing "empty air".
You should know that even if the data is displayed, the slightest difference in color, smell, or wind direction will change.
What's more, it is a breath of air that can move.
It does not seem to exist in this virtual data world, but it can attach itself to the shabby straw hat and affect the virtual data world.
Luo Zheyu did not make any new attempts. He stared at the strange breath with a slightly gloomy gaze, watching it gradually drift away.
"stop!"
“Don’t run!”
"Stop him now!"
"Hahahaha, you can't catch me, you can't catch me~ As long as I run fast enough, no matter how awesome you are, you can't do anything to me!"
There was a chaotic sound of footsteps and shouts coming from the street next to us.
Several NPC guards wearing red clothes and silver armor, holding swords and guns, were chasing a male player, running all the way.
The male player was extremely fast, and even though he was being chased by a group of NPC guards who were much higher in level than him, he was able to gradually distance himself from the guards.
His clothes are much more gorgeous than those of other players of the same period. According to the inertia of "Jianghu Xiayi", the more gorgeous the equipment, the better the attributes.
There are five big bright red characters "Wulin Hot Wheels" on the top of the head.
While running, he made provocative sounds to the NPC guards behind him.
Fortunately, the NPC guards are just strings of game data. They will only chase him according to the set program and shout fixed sentences. They will not get so angry that they throw weapons at his head.
"Compensation, take it."
Luo Zheyu reached for his waist and found a cloth bag. He took it off and put it into the old farmer's hand. Then, holding the long knife, he joined the NPC guards and chased after the male player.
The old farmer held the heavy purse in his hand and immediately smiled.
…
No matter it is a player or an NPC, as long as you actively kill a player or NPC, the nickname will be displayed above the head, no longer hidden, and the color will turn red.
The more you kill, the darker the color becomes.
The NPC guards who maintain law and order are responsible for capturing those red-named people who appear in the city and throwing them into jail.
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