Volume 1 The Rule of Nothing Chapter 078 I'm Lucky
"I like you!"
"knew."
Wu Qi looked at the eyes that were as bright as stars in the morning sun, with a half-smiling smile, and was speechless for a moment. The passion that had been brewing for a long time, and the confession that had been squeezed out after a long time was exchanged for such a vague statement, and he felt relieved.
The weather was as fluctuating as the weather in early spring. I didn’t refuse it, but I didn’t accept it either.
Watching the silhouette of the morning sun blending into the night, he was in a trance and didn't know how he returned home. The burning tobacco was emitting a smoky white smoke in the silent darkness, and it was really hard to fathom a woman's heart. Wu Qi stood on the window sill.
Next, he dusted off the cigarette ashes, took a long breath, carefully understood the meaning of this answer, and shook his head. A self-deprecating smile appeared on his smoky face, and he thought he had already done Furui Muha.
, who would have thought that just three words would cause such chaos in me. It’s not like I’ve never been in love before, so why am I acting like a little boy who fell in love for the first time?
He shook his head and calmed down, then he remembered that he had forgotten about the business and didn't even mention the opening of the store all afternoon. Well, next time it will be another excuse for a date. Looking at the time, 12 hours have passed. Wang
Today, Pan Shi didn't send any more information. It is estimated that the village affairs are going relatively smoothly.
"What I gain is my fortune, but what I lose is my life." This sentence flashed through Wu Qi's mind when he put on his helmet.
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After the white light, the antique meeting hall appeared in front of him, and the bright sunlight lay quietly on a large floor tile in the door of the hall. Wu Qi stretched, it was another six days, and his life was greatly extended. A fat
Wu Qi was startled when his hand suddenly fell on his shoulder, and he quickly ran out sideways. "Hey, hey, why are you so nervous?" Xiaobao's familiar laughter and teasing shouts came to his ears.
"Damn it, it's broad daylight, you're walking like a cat. It's okay, eh~" Wu Qi was startled and looked around, but it was not Xiaobao. His chubby face was red, and Qianshanxue was actually standing slim and graceful next to the fat man. It's really
I was completely defeated by this pervert. Although I was unfortunately killed once and I don’t know what tricks I used, I became very proud in love. No wonder I haven’t contacted myself in the past few days. It turned out that I was chasing a girl in the game.
"Quack, I've been here for several days. I'm tired from practicing with Xiaoxue, so I came back to take a rest." Xiaobao unintentionally made Wu Qi feel embarrassed, and he let out a triumphant laugh like a duck's cry of spring.
"Haha, hello Mayor, brother, you have been waiting for a long time." Before Wu Qi could say anything, he saw a familiar tall and slender figure stepping out of the deputy mayor's office, followed by a young man. Wu Qi took a closer look and saw that it was
The restaurant owner, Qian Shengqian, remembered that he had been appointed as the deputy mayor of Zhonghua Town.
"Oh, Boss Qian. I'm really sorry. I've been busy practicing, so I couldn't visit you in time, so I'd like to invite Haihan." Wu Qi hurriedly bowed his hand, almost forgetting about it, and didn't dare to be the boss.
"The mayor is too polite. After all, I am also your employee now. And managing a town is much more interesting than managing a restaurant. Now I have full authority to let the NPC shopkeeper act as the agent for the restaurant affairs, and devote myself to the town affairs." Qian Shengqian smiled.
Smiling, the enthusiasm on his face made Wu Qi feel ashamed.
"Deputy Mayor Yelang has just come online not long ago, but he is temporarily out of business due to something. Let me report to your mayor on some progress in the past few days." Qian Shengqian was obviously used to wearing a uniform from the eighth-grade official. , shook his sleeves and said: "It's mainly about the barrier. Haha, it has the same name as the shop, which is interesting. At present, the Qingfeng Barrier is operating well, effectively ensuring the security of the town."
"However, I have discussed with the deputy mayor of Wild Wolf. Currently, the barrier is mainly used to prevent the terrorist organization Misty Blade Shadow. The results are remarkable. More than a dozen members of the organization have been captured and beheaded. Considering that the town needs popularity, it also To avoid feuding, there are generally no restrictions on other players."
"Well, what should I do if it gets stolen in the city?" Wu Qi thought about the theft he saw last time and was a little confused.
"Haha, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. There are many players practicing stealing skills, and PK phenomena are also banned. We have banned it, so how can anyone come to stay here? Because our control is looser than the three major cities, so Zhonghua Town is very popular, and many players who were originally from Fuxi and Nuwa City have traveled thousands of miles to settle here. However, the three major cities prohibit players with murderous aura from entering, and they will be hunted down if they enter the city."
"And we have recently opened the pursuit business. Anyone who has been stolen or killed can submit a pursuit request to the patrol room, which is a large amount of income. In the past few days, we have received more than a hundred complaints, earning nearly ten thousand gold coins. The patrol room has We are almost too busy. We applied to the palace the day before yesterday and got approval. Haha, the main reason is to pay to expand the patrol room to 40 people. The reason is that the pursuit business is growing rapidly." This explanation that money begets money made Wu Qi happy. , it turns out that the patrol room is not like a real government police station, but more like a private detective agency.
"Okay~" Wu Qi nodded happily.
"And the newly opened murderous intent elimination business in the patrol room is also very popular. For those who kill by mistake or kill evil people, we charge a fee to eliminate murderous intent. Haha, in fact, these three major cities also have these services, but we are cheaper."
"..." Wu Qi was stunned. His feelings were not his own.
"That's the main situation. There is also a vacancy for the deputy mayor. I recommend this friend of mine to take the post. His name is Le Zhifool, and his business acumen is no worse than mine. I have also discussed this with Deputy Mayor Yelang. and asked for his consent. You see..." Qian Shengqian rubbed his hands and said coquettishly, as if he was a little embarrassed. As he spoke, he pulled the young man next to him forward and introduced him.
Wu Qi looked up and down. The young man had bright eyes and a dignified appearance, but he was just a little shy.
"Ahem, what can I say about this? Of course, the more talents, the better. I will explain it to Hua Xi right away. Welcome..." Wu nodded, stretched out his hand to shake Le Zhi Fool, and then opened the mirror Gu to contact him. Hua Xi, explain the appointment.
"Thank you, mayor." A hint of joy appeared on Lezhi Fool's face.
"Haha, work hard." After Wu Qi said this, he felt strange in his heart, and he felt more and more like a company boss, and hurriedly said: "I still have to work hard to practice, and prepare to participate in the competition in ten days. If there is anything difficult to solve, please consult the wild wolf."
"Okay, we have to get busy too." Qian Shengqian and Le Zhifool also said goodbye and left.
Xiaobao didn't interrupt just now, which made Wu Qi feel strange. This guy had never been so quiet before. Looking back, he saw Xiaobao and Xiaoxue sitting on chairs in the corner of the hall far away, holding the little girl tightly with their trotters.
Snow-white little hands, small eyes narrowed with tenderness, he didn't know what he was muttering. "Huh~" Wu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, this guy.
"Ahem, cough. Third brother, I want to practice martial arts, so I won't take you with me." Wu Qi saw that this kid was in the mood for adultery, so he probably didn't care about practicing martial arts. Instead of beating up mandarin ducks, he might as well take the initiative on his own.
"Boss~, then brother won't accompany you." As expected, as soon as Wu Qi said the words, Xiaobao immediately stood up and waved excitedly. Wu Qi shook his head helplessly, but it is understandable that the world between two people is really
You have to be involved inside, and the big light bulb feels uncomfortable.
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After bidding farewell to Xiaobao and the two, Wu Qi was a little confused. Maomao had not moved yet. Where would it be more suitable for him to practice with his ability value of over 4,000? Suddenly he remembered that Meteor was also a good assistant. After all, he could spray light to attack, so he could
Temporarily replace Maomao to help him practice.
After making up his mind, Wu Qi summoned the sweaty BMW Meteor and sped towards the northwest. Not long after, he had passed the loess ruins and did not stop until he came to a large Taotao River. The width of the river was 700 to 800 meters, and the calm water rolled eastward.
The river turned yellow, obviously carrying a lot of silt. Wu Qi was a little surprised. There was obviously water, but the loess was exposed on both sides of the river, but not many plants grew. There were only occasional small green bushes dotting the area.
Deserted.
It's a pity that I haven't learned any flying skills yet. It is obvious that such a wide Yellow River cannot be crossed by flying, so I have to turn my horse's head and go east along the river. Slowly, some desolate mountains appear in front of me, and the Yellow River flows among the mountains. It's really
It's strange that even though they are on the edge of the Yellow River, these mountains are bare. Wu Qi looked at the armillary sphere and found that his current location was very far northeast of Zhonghua Town. The armillary sphere was really not covered, and it followed him wherever he walked.
As the numbers increase, a rough outline map of Longhua Continent is gradually formed, and if you go to a specific location, such as Zhonghua Town, the streets you walk through can also be displayed in detail. Such a "high-tech" product can actually be displayed in detail.
Wu Qi really couldn't understand that it would be stolen from an organ man with an ability value of about 2,500. High technology? Wu Qi had an idea. Could it be that he could develop a higher profession and make similar things in the future?
Thinking about it, Meteor was walking on the gravel-strewn path at the foot of the riverside mountain. The horse's head was looking left and right, carefully watching every move around him, and his nostrils were hissing. Wu Qi noticed Meteor's nervousness. It seemed that there was something different here.
A strong monster, he dismounted, took out the "Mayor's Order" and walked on foot.
The sound of "swishing" water came, and a huge yellow water column spurted out from the Yellow River. The meteor left a phantom that flashed far away. Wu Qi was not slow and hid aside. Watching the water column roar
A loud blast hit the ground, debris and debris flew, creating a deep pit with water flowing in all directions.
Wu Qi secretly thought, good guy, if it hits him, it's not bad. Look at the water of the Yellow River, except for a lot of foam, there is nothing abnormal. If the monster really launches the attack from the water, wouldn't it be because he is not water-savvy?
Only to be beaten? Trouble, Wu Qi got on his horse and left quickly without waiting for the second wave of attacks from the monsters in the water. The mountain gradually became lower and gentler, forming a large open space. Even so, it was still much higher than the level of the Yellow River, and it could be considered a group.
Mountain environmental protection.
Meteor ran upwards, and his speed was obviously greatly affected when running on such a hillside. After a while, his eyes suddenly opened up, and a green bamboo forest suddenly appeared in front of him. He vaguely saw a corner of the hut exposed, and smoke curled up from the kitchen. Wu Qi
Rubbing his eyes, no, there would be NPCs in such a desolate place. He galloped on his horse and gradually got closer. It turned out to be a small village. Wu Qi was relieved. Such a careless explanation was acceptable.
The small village is not far from the Yellow River. There is a small stream flowing down from the mountain, looping around the village and then slowly flowing into the Yellow River. This is a wide valley. Although there are no other plants, there is a large bamboo forest scattered inside and outside the small village, which looks lush and green. Several
The child NPC is playing at the entrance of the village, which is a quiet and peaceful scene. Looking down from here, the wide Yellow River is at your feet.
Wu Qi's approach obviously alerted the joint defense team members of the small village. Several villagers who looked like coarse cloth hats appeared at the entrance of the village carrying harpoons, staring at Wu Qi with eager eyes. Wu Qi laughed and reacted normally. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he turned over and dismounted and bowed towards the joint defense team members who looked like fishermen.
He raised his hand and said, "Excuse me, where is this place? I'm a little lost." Looking at these villagers, I felt quite strange in my heart. On the one hand, it was strange that their ability value reached around 3500. On the other hand, it was strange that they all looked nutritious.
Bad look.
"This river is the Yellow River, and this mountain is a gravel mountain... There are quite a few monsters in the river and mountains. If nothing happens to our distinguished guest, please leave quickly to avoid any mishaps." An older fisherman saw Wu Qi wearing official uniform.
, and he seemed to have no ill intentions and was quite polite in his words.
Wu Qi looked up and saw that they were mostly made of rocks. No wonder there was no vegetation. His mind turned and he asked, "Can you allow me to go into the village and rest for a while?"
"Haha, it doesn't matter, please do it." The joint defense team members saw that Wu Qi did not look like a dangerous person, so they dispersed after saying this.
The style of the small village is quite similar to that of the original Chinese village, but the huts mostly have bamboo structures, and fish nets are dried in front of and behind the houses. Occasionally, villagers come out and see strangers wearing official clothes coming in, and they can't help but look at Wu Qi more curiously.
Wu Qi looked around boredly. There was nothing special about it. It was a typical territory, but the location was too remote. In this place where birds don't shit, unless there is really no territory to choose from, no one would
Choose this kind of place as your own territory.
"Oh, the distinguished guest is coming. Please forgive me for not arriving in time." An old man came running tremblingly from the end of the street. Wu Qi grinned. He didn't expect that official uniforms have such benefits and can bring an ownerless village to the country.
The NPC was extremely polite. This old man seemed to be of the same type as Huaxi. He actually wore a pair of ancient gold-rimmed glasses from the Qing Dynasty. Do the village chief’s assistants have to be old men?
"Where is it?" Wu Qigong cupped his hands and said a few polite words.
"Shangguan is actually the mayor of Zhonghua Town and the assistant to the village head of Laochan No. 87475. It's really offensive. I wonder if Shangguan is here, what advice can you give me?" The old man raised his glasses, looked at Wu Qi up and down carefully, and said something shocking,
Recognized Wu Qi’s identity.
"I just got lost for a while. I didn't expect there to be a village on the edge of the Yellow River. I came to take a look out of curiosity." Wu Qi shrugged.
"Alas, Shangguan Town must be rich and prosperous. The village is located in poor mountains and rivers. It is impossible to grow crops on the gravel-strewn mountains and fields. The people's livelihood is poor and they can only make a living by fishing. However, an unknown water monster suddenly appeared in the Yellow River more than ten days ago, and it appears from time to time.
, many villagers went down to the river to fish and were swallowed up by water monsters." The old man sighed, with a sad face: "This only way of survival has been cut off. I wonder if Shangguan can help and save the people of my village from the fire."
"...More than ten days ago?" Wu Qi was shocked. This happened, and the NPC assistant to the village chief would ask for support. Is it another mission? He thought for a moment, if it was a mission, there must be a reward. Looking at the poor level of this village,
I probably won't get much benefit, but it's rare to encounter new things, so you can ask.
"Exactly, the water surface of this section of the Yellow River has always been calm and calm. The river is also very rich in fresh food, and the villagers in my village live and work in peace and contentment. But for some unknown reason, something unexpected happened suddenly, alas~" the old man sighed again after he finished speaking.
"It's just that the water monster is in the water, but I'm not water-savvy. How difficult it is!" Wu Qi remembered that the water monster just launched an attack from underwater. Even if it was beneficial, I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to help.
"This water monster comes ashore every few days. If it's Shangguan..." The old man seemed to see hope and hurriedly reported it.
"Ahem, well, my town is busy with affairs and my abilities are limited. I'm afraid I won't be able to help." Wu Qi interrupted the old man rudely. You are a stingy man. You haven't said anything for a long time about the reward for helping. Who will help you?
. Just asking for reward, Wu Qi looked at his official uniform and saw that he was still in the eighth rank after all. However, he was embarrassed to speak out with his normally free mouth.
"This..." The old man pondered for a moment, and he became mature. After a little thought, he understood what Wu Qi meant, and said with some fear: "I know that this is a bit difficult for others. Although our village is poor and has no repayment, if Shangguan is willing to solve the serious problem of water monsters for our village, then.
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"Oh, so what?" Wu Qi was now interested and didn't know what the reward was.
The old man gritted his teeth and said in a hoarse voice: "Village 87475 would like to belong to Zhonghua Town."
"What? You are just an NPC, how can you have the right to make such a decision!" Wu Qi was not excited, and was extremely surprised. How could this be possible?
"Alas, Shangguan doesn't know something. Before there was a village chief in this village, all affairs were handled by the old man. Naturally, he has the right to decide the ownership and direction of the village. If there was no last resort, the old man would not make such a decision." The old man burst into tears.
"The water monster has been infested for more than half a month, and the villagers are almost running out of food. If it is not solved for at least half a month, the villagers will have no food to survive. After the death, the village will also disappear, and it will be meaningless to talk about ownership by then."
"Moreover, this village is in a remote location, with few outsiders passing by. If Shangguan hadn't been very capable and well-established, I wouldn't have made such an important decision without authorization." The old man continued. It turned out that he was interested in Wu Qi's power.
"You can ask for help from Pangu City or leave to make a living elsewhere!" As soon as Wu Qi said these words, he regretted greatly, why he had pushed such a good opportunity away in vain, and couldn't help but curse himself as an idiot in his heart.
"Alas, Pangu City doesn't care about this kind of thing. It's not easy to leave. Firstly, the monsters outside are quite powerful, and secondly, it's hard to leave our homeland!" After the old man said this, Wu Qi felt a little relieved and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.
, it seems that I have good luck. The NPCs in the game are really smart.
"Hmm~" Wu Qi thought for a moment, and he already had an idea in his mind, and said slowly: "It's not impossible to help, but I have an idea that I would like to bring up for discussion."
"Please give me some advice, Shangguan~" When the old man heard that there was hope, he hurriedly listened.
"In my opinion, this water monster may be difficult to deal with for a while. Why don't you surrender to me in Zhonghua Town first? I will provide all the villagers' expenses, and then send troops to slowly encircle and destroy the water monster. What do you think?" Wu Qi was simply taking advantage of the situation and adding insult to injury.
"This... is so good, let's do it." As soon as the old man heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he stared at Wu Qi for a moment, as if he was calculating something. After a slight hesitation, he made up his mind, which really made Wu Qi very happy.
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"Okay, after completing the surrender procedures, I will set up carriages and teleportation arrays to transport relevant relief materials, and send troops to encircle and suppress the water monsters, haha~" Wu Qi couldn't help laughing happily. He didn't expect to accidentally enter the mountains and end up like this.
The good thing is that you are really lucky. I think the self-evolution function of the game makes every event different, and it also changes with the changes of the game. According to this inference, if I come here half a month in the morning, I will not have such a good thing.
Well, if we come here half a month at night, we probably won’t be able to see this village. It’s a very interesting game.
After receiving Wu Qi's assurance, the old man took Wu Qi to the meeting hall and respectfully asked Wu Qi to sit upright in the lobby.
"Wan Shan, the assistant to the head of village No. 87475, led all the villagers in the village and is willing to surrender to Zhonghua Town. Please take over." The old man respectfully knelt down and kowtowed to Wu Qi.
"Please confirm whether to take over village No. 87475." The system dinged.
Wu Qi was wondering whether to say "take over" or "free from gifts", or something else. After being prompted, he happily said: "Yes". Then at the prompt of the system, he named the newly attached village "Lucky Village"
, naturally to commemorate his good luck. Although the system prompted to appoint a candidate for the village head, he didn't know who would be the village head at the moment, so he had to leave it temporarily vacant and let Wan Shan act as all authority.
"Haha, very good." Although Wu Qi wanted to know what the consequences would be if he broke the contract, after thinking about it, he still didn't dare to say it out loud, so as not to make the old man angry, or if the village he finally got was lost again.
That would be a big loss.
"The mayor must remember his promise to help the villagers and eliminate the water monsters. Failure to do so will cause the villagers to rebel and secede from the jurisdiction of Zhonghua Town. Please remember this." Wan Shan also changed his title at this time, seeming to understand Wu Qi's thoughts, and reminded him again
Wu Qi, don’t forget the promise you made. Wu Qi smiled slightly, and it turned out that he didn’t have a free lunch.
"Fourth..." He summoned Mirror Gu to contact Pan Shi, but he hadn't finished speaking yet.
"Damn, I was just trying to contact you. Good news, great news. Village No. 87475 has come under our jurisdiction for no reason... Well, it seems you did it." Pan Shi shouted excitedly when he saw Wu Qi.
Seeing Wu Qi's expression, he suddenly realized it. He couldn't help but said with curiosity on his face: "Let me tell you, how can pie in the sky fall from the sky? The boss is the boss. It will take more than 20 days to completely take over the village we occupied. I didn't expect you to take over it as soon as you come.
I got one. How did you do it? Tell me quickly. Tell me quickly..."
It turns out that the deputy mayor's office also has a screen, which displays the scope of the existing territory and the villages under its jurisdiction. Just when Wu Qi confirmed the takeover, Pan Shi got a prompt from the system about territory expansion, and a small area appeared on the screen.
Wu Qi cheerfully explained what happened today in detail, which made Pan Shi both surprised and curious.
"According to what you said, the ability value of the village defense team members is 3500, which means that the surrounding monsters are almost at this level, which just makes up for the low level of monsters around Zhonghua Town. Although it is far away, it is very good and excellent.
You quickly set up the chariots and horses and the teleportation array, and I will immediately ask the second brother to send troops to defend. Although the frequency and intensity of monster attacks after the takeover are much less than in the occupied state, we must take precautions just in case, which is worthless.
100,000 gold coins." Pan Shi urged with great excitement: "By the way, it will take a long time to transfer the money between the village treasury. You have money in your crystal card, so I might as well open these two stores in your name.
, it belongs entirely to you, as a reward for this harvest, I think the second and fourth sons will agree. You hurry up and I will inform the second son. "
Being reminded by Pan Shi, Wu Qi also realized that he must strengthen his defense. If Maomao hadn't been there when he took over Zhonghua Village, and his friendship with the bandits, otherwise he would have been attacked by the Huitian Peak monster and the Black Wind Bandit.
It is developing so fast now.
After setting the same amount of store opening permission fee as in Zhonghua Town, Wu Qi transferred 20,000 gold coins from his crystal card to Wan Shan to apply for opening a second store, and then found two pieces of land in the south of the village and purchased them directly for double the original construction price.
Went to the carriage shop and the teleportation array. As soon as the teleportation array was set up, the white light of the teleportation array was shaking, and Wang Tian flashed out at the head. When he saw Wu Qi, he hurried over to greet him warmly. Then one after another, with shining armor, wearing Chinese
Soldiers with badges came out in an endless stream...
"Haha, boss is awesome. He took over the second village without a single blow. I'm so strong. I admire him." Wang Tian vigorously patted Wu Qi on the shoulder and said: "I brought a brigade over to take charge of the defense. Someone will be here to take charge of the subsequent construction soon.
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Suddenly, there was a chaos at the entrance of the village, and several joint defense team members ran over in a panic. Seeing Wu Qi and Wan Shan, they quickly reported: "Something bad has happened. The water monster has come ashore. I don't know what happened. I was just sunbathing by the river."
The sun is climbing towards the village now."
Wu Qi and Wang Tian looked at each other and arrived just in time, so they walked towards the entrance of the village together.
I saw a huge, weird monster climbing up the hillside in the distance by the Yellow River. What kind of monster was it? It was so strange. The two of them looked at each other in shock. Monster Eight
The seemingly soft legs would bring up a burst of dirt every time they hit the ground with a dull sound. They were all dark green, and the shell didn't look soft at all. It was uneven and had spikes. The front half was wide, and directly above it.
There is a long slit open, and between the slight opening and closing, there is a faint flash of electric light...
