Adventures...adventures...how dangerous things are or how many practical benefits they bring are all fake. The really important link is that the word "odd" must be novel and strange enough~
Just like before, when Liu Yifei and Gregory flew across the Eastern Great Plains together, they accidentally broke into a demiplane node, and then narrowly escaped to the Crystal Dragon area and wandered away, although they didn't even know the other person's name.
I didn't learn about it, but it was indeed strange enough. Even if it didn't bring any benefit to Liu Yifei, it was definitely one of the top ten adventures that Liu Yifei encountered in the year.
In comparison, Liu Yifei's encounter tonight in Baiyan City can be regarded as one of the "Top Ten Adventures in Life"
When Liu Yifei learned that these "light robes of hypocrisy and piety" on his body came from the lord of White Rock City named Straci Dolford in front of him, and it was this person who was beaten by Toradre more than n years ago.
After being seriously injured, and then stripping off his clothes and throwing them in the snow, Liu Yifei’s only thought was to get off the line and run away~
To be honest, facing a powerful city lord of a large city, the current players have no chance of winning at all. Even if the opponent does not summon the city garrison, if they only rely on their own strength, the players will not pile up tens of thousands of people to hurt them.
It’s all a joke to the other party~
Liu Yifei is more practical. Facing such an inhuman level strongman, he will not want to fight, but will only think about how to evacuate safely~
Now that we are on the opponent's territory, we will definitely not be able to retreat. The only way out may be to go offline.
Until now, Liu Yifei has not carefully studied how NPCs view the issue of "going offline". It seems that for some ordinary NPCs, players just "sleep and rest", but for city lords with extremely high intelligence and authority,
As a group, Liu Yifei really couldn’t imagine how they understood the concept of offline.
As soon as the light that meant he was about to go offline safely shone on Liu Yifei, the White Rock City Lord named Straci Dalford took a step forward with a smile, and then patted Liu Yifei very quickly, seemingly casually.
Shake your shoulders~
With just such a gentle tap, Liu Yifei lost ten points of HP and immediately fell into a fighting state, interrupting the process of going offline smoothly...
"Young people~ don't be in a hurry to leave and rest, and don't be so afraid~
Believe me, if I really want to kill you or arrest you, you will definitely not even be able to see my face.
In fact, the reason why I appear in front of you is not only because many of your actions have aroused my curiosity and interest, but the more important reason is because of your relationship with Toradre."
Strachee Dalford chuckled calmly and whispered.
However, looking at the other party's relaxed look, Liu Yifei felt more and more stressed. Liu Yifei dared to conclude that the reason why he only lost ten HP points just now was because the other party did it intentionally. Don't look at it as just a light slap. If the other party really
If he wanted to kill himself, Liu Yifei didn't think he could stand here safely now.
With such a buffer, Liu Yifei felt that maybe talking to the other party would not be so scary. At least, the old man in black robe did not seem to have the intention to kill him immediately...
"So...respected Lord City Lord, what exactly do you want to talk to me about when you show up to meet me?" Liu Yifei asked tentatively, somewhat cautiously.
"Haha~ Actually, it's nothing important. I'm just interested in your purpose of coming here, but I already know it now~
In addition, Toradre would actually send you for such an important matter. Obviously the relationship between the two of you is extraordinary. If there is anything else to say, I probably have a little doubt about your relationship, because it seems...
....
Although you do have some potential, you are not yet at the point where you can be noticed by the old monster Toradre, right?
Of course, hehe, young guy, I don’t mean to hit you at all, I’m just telling the truth. After all, according to Toradre’s current status, he can definitely get a lot of legendary levels if he wants.
If you send them here because of the loyalty of the strong, you will obviously have a better chance of success than sending you~" the old man in black robe in front of him said with a smile.
Although the other party made it clear that he didn't mean to look down on Liu Yifei, he was just telling the truth, but Liu Yifei wanted to slap the old guy's wrinkled face even more.
Wouldn't it be even more shocking to add the attributive word "tell it according to the facts" to this kind of thing???
Of course, in fact, Liu Yifei did not dare to answer this to the old city lord in front of him, otherwise, he would be a real fool.
"Your question, Lord City Lord, is of course justified. However, the matter happened suddenly. His Majesty Toradre gave me a short notice at that time, and sent me on my way immediately with almost no preparation time. I never had the chance to ask why His Majesty sent
I'm here, so I really can't answer this question." Liu Yifei bowed slightly and said cautiously.
However, in fact, Liu Yifei still has some idea as to why he was sent here. This also has something to do with the domestic tensions that Toradre is currently facing. He really can't mobilize manpower~
"Haha~ Nothing~~~ By the way, there is another little thing I want to ask you, why did you choose this book to read?
In my opinion, although you can't enter the more advanced book area, there should still be some books here that are more helpful to you.
At least, it is far more useful and practical than this book~
Can you tell me why you chose it?"
Ah, after all, he is the author of this book. It seems that the city lord in front of him is quite concerned about his "work".
Presumably, the Lord of the City must have felt a little secret about putting his work here. Liu Yifei is afraid that even half a year has passed, and he is still the first player to read this book.
"Actually, there's no particular reason. I'm actually waiting for the weekly auction to see if there are any good things worth buying in Baiyan City~
Then I transferred to the library, and although I did find some helpful books, but..." Liu Yifei rolled his eyes, preparing to take a gamble.
"However, I do have a small territory in the Ghost Clan. Although it is not big, it is still stable. It is developing slowly now. Unfortunately, it has been unable to develop economically. It feels like it is stuck in a quagmire and cannot move forward or retreat. Therefore, I found this book
It’s a book about the economic construction of the territory, so I borrowed it to read through it, hoping to absorb some of the experience of the predecessors, but I accidentally found the work of the Lord of the City."
Liu Yifei's answer is completely gambling.
In fact, even if the opponent is a powerful city lord of the legendary level and can see Liu Yifei's actual data such as level, occupation, HP, MP, etc. through his level advantage, it is absolutely impossible to see through Liu Yifei's identity as the city lord of the Holy City just by looking at him.
If Liu Yifei wanted to deceive, he would have easily passed the test. However, for some reason, Liu Yifei had a faint expectation and a vague suspicion in his heart. In the end, he decided to give a half-truth and half-false answer to see if he could trigger the point.
Something unusual.
"Oh? Little guy? You actually still have a territory? So you are still a qualified lord?" Two rays of light suddenly shot out of Straci Dolford's eyes, and he began to look at it again carefully.
Liu Yifei came in front of him, "Tell me~"
hit
Liu Yifei secretly said happily
In fact, even though Liu Yifei was really nervous and scared to death when he first met the other person and when he first learned about the other person's identity, after all, the other person was a high-ranking person on the human race who was about the same level as Emoni. If he was caught by such a person, Liu Yifei's fate this time
The action is basically scrapped in advance~
However, when Liu Yifei calmed down later, he noticed two huge doubts.
1. Why was the robe that Toradre took off from the old man called the "Lighting Robe of False Faith"?
Originally, Liu Yifei thought that Toradre had some bad taste in cross-dressing, so he made this king-level transformation robe with his own hands. After all, looking carefully, this robe seems to have more than one function of pretending to be a priest.
, there are no bright spots at all~
However, Straci Dolford has confessed that this robe originally belonged to him, and it seems that it should not have changed from when he was snatched away. Otherwise, he would not be able to recognize it so easily.
.
Isn't this Strachey Dalford a priest of the human race? If he is a priest, then why is the robe he wears such a strange "goods" that has no other use?
And if he is not a priest, why does he pretend to be a priest?
False belief...the name alone is enough to arouse people's imagination~
Two, that’s how the other party appears
Just now, Liu Yifei was about to leave, but suddenly he turned around and came face-to-face with the other person at a very close distance. He was so frightened that he almost threw away the book he was holding.
How did the other party reach behind me at such a close distance?
You know, Liu Yifei basically has eleven points of perception that exceeds the normal level. If it were half a month or a month ago, because Liu Yifei's mental attributes were very low, the effect of this perception would be affected by the mental attributes, and he would have to take a shot.
Small discount.
But now, Liu Yifei's mental attributes have easily exceeded 100%. Not only is it 100% enough to support the effect of eleven points of perception, it can even have an additional boosting effect.
Even an assassin of the level of a young assassin cannot possibly be said to be able to sneak up behind him so easily without hiding.
Liu Yifei had seen Toradre perform these advanced and even expert-level spells many times, and even Toradre could not say that they would not reveal any traces of Lu's whereabouts when used.
The moment the portal opens will definitely be accompanied by the explosion of the original space order breaking down; flying thaumaturgy will definitely cause the roar of wind pressure, etc.~
Liu Yifei had also thought that the old man was just a realistic projection or illusion, which was also the basis for his previous attempts to escape offline, but the old man's shot showed that the other person was a real person.
Then what else is possible for the other party to suddenly appear?
It's nothing more than the so-called "plot arrangement"
If there is a trigger-type "mechanism" set up by the system here, then in order to comply with some cliché plots, the system can completely arrange for the city lord to appear quietly behind the person who triggered the mechanism.
What could that mechanism be?
Liu Yifei guessed that it might have something to do with the book in his hand
At least, Liu Yifei did not find any books signed "Emoni" in the City of Misery, nor did he find any books signed "Solna" in the capital of Solna.
How might the plot be arranged? It's nothing more than the small lord seeing the big lord talk about his experience, and then the big lord comes out to chat with the little lord, and then gives some small or medium benefits, or some kind of mission or something like that.
Got it
But don’t tell me, the more clichéd the better.
That's why Liu Yifei gave the tentative half-truth and half-false answer above. After all, the old man Straci Dolfford repeatedly mentioned that "the book" Liu Yifei was reading should actually be
It is a very obvious hint given by the system that players must hold on to "this book".
"Say...what did you say?" Liu Yifei continued to get involved in the drama, pretending to be ignorant.
"Tell me about your territory, especially in terms of economic construction. What problems have you encountered?" Straci Dolford said with an expression that said, "You know what you're asking."
"Oh, this... it's mainly about the accumulation of funds~ I haven't found any gold mines in my territory, so I don't know how to make money. Now I've been putting money into it, but where am I?
How can you spend so much money to support the development of a territory? Now the development of the entire territory has stagnated." Liu Yifei said with a fake look of bitterness and hatred.
"Haha~ How about saying that you young people are all rookies and idiots? Do you naively think that the foundation of territorial economic construction is gold mines? Then tell me, how many gold mines do you think there are in the world?
Is it really enough for every lord to have one in his own territory?
Totally a dream
In fact, in the current world, only big city-level lords can guarantee that there will be one or two gold mines in their territory. As for the lords of small and medium-sized cities, they are not qualified to own gold mines even if they are discovered.
Unowned gold mines must also be reported to their superior lord in a timely manner as required.
Maybe some people are bold enough to dare to mine some on their own, but this is not a long-term solution after all, and sooner or later they will still be plundered by the big lords."
"Ah? Then...there is no gold mine, where does the money come from?"
"Didn't you read my book? Did you just read it for so long in vain?" Straci Dalford's eyes widened and he said angrily.
"But... except for the basic wood and stone resources, there are no other resources in my territory that can be used for mining and construction. What iron ore, black iron ore, copper ore, and red copper are mentioned in your book?
Mine, I don’t have any at all, not even sulfur, gems or other resource points, I’m completely impoverished.”
Liu Yifei was not lying this time. Basically, the situation around Plague City was indeed like this.
"Uh... Oops, I forgot that the Goddess of the World has not given you young lords more authority..." Straci Dolford suddenly muttered in a low voice.
road.
"What did you say?" After all, the eleven-point perception was not for show, but Liu Yifei sensitively caught the other party's soft murmur.
"Oh, nothing~ nothing~ Well... Since you don't have those resources for the time being, you can recruit more immigrants. First try to absorb more immigrants.
Although regional resources are the foundation of economic construction, it is well known that territorial immigration is the foundation of the foundation.
Because if you want to thoroughly develop various resources in an area, a large number of immigrants are indispensable. The role of immigrants cannot be replaced by the mercenaries of the lord. In the future, these immigrants will also become an important part of the economic construction of your territory. Take advantage of this
There’s not much competition right now, so let’s absorb immigrants quickly.”
Although it seems that Straci Dalford is quite old, this guy seems to be very interested in building the economic construction of a new territory. When he talks about these things, his eyes light up, as if
The night owl was as excited as seeing the delicious food. Looking at his teeth and claws, he almost patted Liu Yifei on the shoulder and said:
"Children, speed makes man. These days, there is strength in numbers."
"But...the territory has no money and can't build anything, so what can I do to attract immigrants?"
"You're so stupid. What did you do with the money? No matter what, you should build a lot of residential buildings first and then start completing the lord tasks. Then after completing the tasks, those who are short of money will get part of the money first. When you have money, you can hire people.
The lords negotiate and exchange rewards for immigrants."
"Ah? You can still do this?" Now it was Liu Yifei's turn to be dumbfounded...
