In a slightly dark environment, four burly men were sitting around a round table. They were drinking delicious beer, their eyes were wandering around, and their greedy eyes glanced at the hot girls passing by from time to time.
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Adventure, drinks, and hot girls, these were the three favorite things of European sailors in the Middle Ages, and the players here have obviously inherited this tradition.
"Vanick, do you have money to pay for the drinks today? Or the owner of the tavern will throw you out again!"
Until a somewhat drunk man suddenly stood up from the wine table, the eyes of the regular guests in the tavern suddenly lit up, and they made bursts of booing and teasing sounds.
The man was already half-way drunk. He stood up unsteadily, pointed at his rosacea, and said, "Am I that kind of person? Am I the kind of person who can pay for drinks on credit? Uncle Vanik has a lot of them.
money."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of digging into his pocket. After searching for a long time, he finally took out a copper coin.
Looking at the copper coin with a strange luster, the players and NPCs present burst into laughter at the same time.
The owner of the tavern looked at Vannik expressionlessly, wondering whether he should find someone to beat the drunkard again.
Well, we have to stay away and not dirty his tavern.
Looking at his empty pockets, Vanick gave a sarcastic smile and explained to himself: "I went out in a hurry today and forgot to bring money. After all, I can be considered a regular customer here. I should have this reputation."
Well... Ouch, if you have something to say, don’t do anything, just rely on my name as Vanick. There will always be someone willing to pay for my drinks."
Hearing what the other party said, although the tavern owner still had a dark face, he made the two burly thugs Xia take two steps back.
"I, Vanik, am known as the most knowledgeable person in the whole of Europe, oh, no, in the whole world. As long as anyone is willing to pay for my drinks, I can answer any of their questions as a reward." At this time, Vanik's eyes suddenly flashed.
With a sober and wise look, his temperament suddenly changed. If his clothes were not so sloppy, his persuasiveness might be stronger.
"Hey, Vannick, we don't have any newbies here anymore. No one will believe your deceit anymore, you'd better put away your tricks!"
"Do you think anyone is as stupid as Fennier to fall for you twice in a row?"
"Asshole, I'm not even allowed to mention that matter again. If anyone says anything, don't blame me for falling out!" A furious voice sounded, and its owner was obviously Fennier. As one of the protagonists everyone talked about, this is not a glorious thing.
matter.
"Let's review how dear Vanik answered other people's questions. a. Someone asked where the world's greatest treasure is? Answer: Caribbean; b. Someone asked how to become the strongest player in the world. Answer: I don't know.
;c How to chase the beautiful girl Sarah from the next door pub... In conclusion, your story is purely a lie."
As soon as the man finished speaking, there was a burst of warm applause from around him. The former was also full of pride and even glanced at Vanik provocatively, but the latter did not react at all.
After picking up this scene, some players who were still unaware of the inside story immediately put away their eagerness and sighed greatly. Nowadays, NPCs are getting smarter and smarter, and their deceptions are getting better and better. If you are not careful, you will be fooled.
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In fact, many players have indeed experienced similar things. They thought they were triggering a hidden mission, but in the end they found out that it was actually a scam.
"Okay, Vannick, it seems that you can't come up with money to pay for the drinks today, so just let me beat you up!"
The tavern owner's patience was obviously exhausted. After speaking, he winked at the thugs around him. The latter immediately nodded knowingly, rolled up their sleeves, walked forward with a sinister smile on their face, and grabbed each one of them like an eagle catching a chicken.
"Excuse me, is Academician Vanik here?" A sudden voice sounded, and then the door of the tavern was pushed open, and a somewhat reckless yellow-skinned boy walked in and asked slightly anxiously.
After a brief silence, Vannik seemed to have met his savior, and suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs: "I am, I am, the most knowledgeable person in Europe, Vannik, woo hoo, I finally met someone who knows the stuff."
The person who suddenly broke in was Wang Hao. He stayed in England for a day and spent another half a day on the road. By the time he arrived at the port of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, he had only half the preparation time left for the task.
"Mr. Vanik, I don't know if you are free now. I have something to ask you."
Although the current Vannik is somewhat different from the one in his memory, the general appearance is correct. The title of the most knowledgeable man in Europe is naturally the other person's self-proclaimed one, but the identity of the Grand Bachelor is recognized by the system.
Yes, only very knowledgeable people will be awarded this title.
"No problem, absolutely no problem." Vanik said quickly, but then he showed a hint of embarrassment, "Look, I'm just in some trouble right now. Can you lend me 5 gold coins first? Well, it's really not possible.
,3 are also ok.”
Wang Hao looked at the guy in front of him speechlessly. For the first time, he wondered if he had found the wrong person. You must know that in another time and space, Vanick was known as one of the richest people in the world.
Players who come to ask questions will be paid hundreds to thousands of gold coins depending on the difficulty level. Even if they just sit there and drink a few cups of coffee every day, they can make a lot of money every day. His wealth and his
is equally famous for his erudition.
"Five gold coins, I paid."
It was only 5 gold coins. Wang Hao really didn't take it to heart. Even if he was cheated, he wouldn't feel any distress.
"Thank you so much. Don't worry, wait until..." After hearing Wang Hao's straightforward words, Van Nick couldn't help but feel a little regret in his heart. He should have asked for more if he had known earlier.
"Wait a minute, where did you come from? I didn't know that this is the territory of our Giant Guild. It has nothing to do with you. Please leave as soon as possible."
When the four burly men drinking at the distant wine table saw Wang Hao's appearance, their faces could not help but change slightly. When a series of things happened later, their faces became completely gloomy.
One of them even came forward with a face full of alcohol and threatened: "Gringo, this is not a place for you to act wild. I advise you to leave here immediately, otherwise we will make you never leave the port of Lisbon."
"It's you again, it's all you, my business is all in ruins, I... will fight with you."
Vanik was very excited, but he was an extremely scientific NPC, with extremely high knowledge attributes, but weak personal prowess. He was the opponent of these players, and was subdued in a few seconds.
Seeing this, Wang Hao had a rough guess about the whole thing. It was probably the people from the Giant Guild who discovered the value of Vanick. However, because the other party was a free NPC, they could not use force to coerce them, so they had to use various methods to coerce him.
Use this method to prevent the other party from contacting other players, and then force them to "voluntarily" serve the Giant Guild when there is no other way.
"This guy is so unlucky!"
Wang Hao glanced at Vannik with some sympathy. Originally, this guy should be enjoying life comfortably now, but he didn't expect that he would end up in this situation.
"Did you hear what I was talking to you? No matter where you got the news from, our Giant Guild is going to decide this man." A big white man stared at the other party fiercely and said.
"Interesting, really interesting."
Wang Hao ignored the four gloomy faces across from him and directly handed 5 gold coins into Vanick's hands, showing his attitude with practical actions.
Speaking of which, he would also like to thank this group of people. If it weren't for them, he wouldn't have been able to gain Vannick's friendship so easily at such a "baby price" price.
System: Congratulations on your relationship with Vannick turning from indifferent to friendly.
In comparison, offending a third-rate guild like the Giant Guild, which he couldn't name, was nothing.
However, Wang Hao also made a miscalculation one day. There was no place for the Giant Guild in his memory, but it did not mean that the Giant Guild was weak. On the contrary, at this moment, the Giant Guild's strength could be ranked among the top three in Portugal.
As one of the five traditional naval powers in Europe, Portugal has natural geographical advantages, and its strength is naturally not bad. The Giant Guild can be ranked among the top three, and its strength is not much worse than those of the old large guilds.
It's just that due to some special reasons, this guild declined too quickly, so Wang Hao didn't know about it.
