When Zhang Miao and the other five people arrived at Landmark No. 404, the cruel reality dumbfounded the five people who had invested almost all their living money.
I saw a canyon that seemed to be carved out with a sword. Marker No. 404 was located at the west entrance of the canyon. It was surrounded by a barren white land, not even a blade of grass growing.
It was still so far away from Alpha City, almost to the edge of the demiplane. The thick fog that penetrated from the Sea of Chaos was always surrounding, and the visibility was less than 20 meters.
This kind of fog is also very dangerous. It will continue to lose blood after a long time. Not to mention production, there is no sign of any living creatures. Not to mention living, even if you stay in this place for half an hour, you will die.
"Ah, I want to complain!"
Brother Ruoran, who was crazy about land speculation, is now sober. He can't accept it at all. He jumps and curses the black-hearted system, the crazy planning, and the dirty and corrupt Canaan Company...
But this does not change the reality that huge amounts of money are thrown into the water.
It still makes a sound when thrown into water.
There are 404, and of course there are 405, 403, 401 and the like. In such a place where birds don’t poop, what belongs to them is only a small piece the size of a palm.
More people came one after another, all like the five Zhang Miao people.
Zhang Miao saw that most of these people were players from small teams and small families.
The organizations are very sophisticated, and they have done enough homework beforehand to know the location of each landmark. But they are the only ones who do not do things carefully and act impulsively when their brains get hot. Alas!
The most tragic thing is that a family took pictures of their territory here. They took pictures of 6 connected landmarks. When they rushed to the place excitedly, they were all dumbfounded.
That's it, that's it?
Internal strife broke out in this small family on the spot. Family members blamed and complained about each other, and the quarrels got really heated. Ordinary members asked the founding members to tell the truth, but the founding members naturally refused to recognize them, and they almost broke up with just 50 people.
Jin Jian's family expenses allowed them to retain their last sanity.
The first family and personal territory auction has ended. Some people are happy and some are worried. Those who are happy are generally institutions and agents with advanced information, large manpower, and strong capital, while most of those who are worried are ordinary players or families like Zhang Miao.
Either the final bidding price far exceeded the budget, or not enough land was auctioned, or some were tricked by the system, and the land auctioned was unsatisfactory in one way or another.
By the way, the Alpha Plane is so big, why does the system do this, divide the players piecemeal, here and there, it's not large-scale.
"There's a reason it's distributed this way."
Bei Gaoyang explained to Xiao Ai triumphantly, "With the Alpha Plane in hand, the focus of future work will naturally be to promote growth and development as quickly as possible. A war has damaged its vitality, and its spatial structure has become unstable...
The growth of the demiplane is only the population, and the distribution of the population must also appear on those nodes where the spatial structure is unstable or can grow and develop. If you look carefully at the distribution structure diagram, what does it look like?"
"Uh...the meridians of leaves?"
"Yes, the development of the demiplane is very particular. It just so happens that I have been exposed to and studied this aspect before."
"Is the location close to the Sea of Chaos so that this 'leaf' can grow?"
"Um"
"I'm afraid the players won't be able to accept it. The environment there is not suitable for survival."
"It will be fine in the future. The newly grown land may produce many valuable minerals and treasures, and it may also create many special environments. At that time, they will be glad for their decision now."
"I'm afraid they won't accept it now..."
"Family and private estates must complete construction within the specified time, otherwise the system will confiscate their land."
"...I feel a little sympathy for these players."
"Haha, there is a mountain of gold within a millimeter. As the saying goes, good fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and wealth and honor are found in danger. Life is about ups and downs like this, so it is exciting!"
Bei Gaoyang, who was a black-hearted real estate developer for the first time, ignored Zhang Miao and the others' wails and complaints, and issued an even more serious announcement, asking them to complete the construction of private and family territories within a specified time, and also to pass system acceptance.
what to do!
So much money has been invested, but if it is confiscated, there will be nothing left.
"Xiaoyu, it's a good thing we didn't join in the fun, otherwise...haha, my eldest cousin and the others would be so miserable, haha..."
"I see why you are a little gloating?"
"Damn it, let them snatch our things last time? We deserve it. This time we spit it out and stick it in a lot, haha..."
"...No matter how unlucky he is, he is almost at level 20. He has good equipment, five people are skilled in cooperation, and they all have gold medals. How can he be better than us?"
Fan Chaoyue's words touched Xia Miaomiao's pain point. She was stunned for a moment, and then said fiercely, "Let's go and upgrade. What's the big deal about level 20?"
"Where's the gold medal!?"
Xia Miaomiao was angry, "Fan Chaoyue!"
Du Shiyu held back her laughter and stopped the two of them, saying, "It's time to upgrade. I've wasted a lot of time. Let's go, let's go, let's buy the supplies and go to the night camp."
"I must get the gold medal for my second job. If I don't get the gold medal, I won't transfer. I, Xia Miaomiao, swear to God..."
"Okay, okay, gold medal, gold medal, we will definitely get the gold medal when the time comes, okay!"
"Xiaoyu, don't you believe me or yourself? We are not inferior to them or anything..."
"Yes, yes, yes, I know that your current operation and skills are nothing to say. You can kill seven in and seven out on the battlefield without taking you offline for several days. How can an ordinary gold medal compare to that?"
"It's good that you know..."
In Punk City, the NPCs and players coming and going are mixed together, which is surprisingly harmonious.
In addition to the teleportation array, I saw many players and NPCs crowded together. When I got closer, I saw that it was actually a gambling stall. Several casual players took turns to be the banker. Most of the gamblers were NPCs. The ones stuck were the simplest stones and stones.
Guess odd or even.
The NPC gamblers are divided into two groups, one guessing the odd number and the other guessing the even number. Others guess specific numbers with higher odds.
The gamblers yelled nervously, and each one stared at the wooden stick in the player's hand to separate the stones, for fear of missing something. This kind of gambling has long been eliminated in reality, and it is especially popular in the game. These NPC gamblers
It's rare to see such a fresh and simple gameplay, which is extremely engaging.
“Come on, come on, I’ve made a decision and left it, I’ve made a decision and left it!”
The gambling amount in one round was astonishing, as high as 61 silver.
"Let's go, you liar"
Du Shiyu whispered to his two companions.
At this time, suddenly an NPC with a city guard separated the crowd, pointed at the casual players playing the dealer and shouted: "That's them, they are liars!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the casual players reacted very quickly. They threw out a table full of chips that could be exchanged for gold, silver, and copper coins, shouted, "Money is being paid, come and grab it," and then ran away.
The scene was in chaos. Gamblers grabbing money blocked the way. The city guards who wanted to catch a few cheats were running around in a hurry. The NPC who brought the city guards kicked and beat the gamblers who were grabbing money, saying that it was all me.
money...
Even Xia Miaomiao and the other three were affected by Chiyu. They were touched several times by someone in the chaos, and several black handprints were left on their bodies.
"What the hell is this place!"
Xia Miaomiao, who had eaten tofu, disliked the black fingerprints on the clothes hem and complained to her two companions.
"Who asked you to join in the fun? We are all implicated by you," Fan Chaoyue complained. The black handprints on her body were more and more obvious. This kind of experience made her very novel.
"I think you are very happy. Could it be that... I love you!" Du Shiyu teased her.
Xia Miaomiao said: "A big star is being treated badly, but he is still in a game, so he will be on the headlines of the entertainment page, hehe..."
"Hate, you two agreed not to mention this..."
The three of them left the scene of the incident chatting and laughing. The oncoming Punk Street was bustling and lively, with pedestrians passing each other, small merchants and hawkers hawking along the street, and players in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing as if no one else was around.
, various shops on both sides worked hard to attract customers, and even the black spots opened by the system, the NPCs inside were very real, so there were long queues inside and outside the door.
The three of them went to various shops to buy red and blue stamina potions. A player in front of Xia Miaomiao bit into a bunch of candied haws and looked at a letter in her hand. She stepped forward and took a curious look at it. It turned out to be a love letter.
The signature turned out to be an address in Punk City.
Look at this player smiling so proudly. He doesn't care about being peeked at by the beautiful woman behind him, and even takes the opportunity to wink at him.
"What the hell is this place!"
Xia Miaomiao lamented for the nth time that this system city has only been in service for a long time. It has already become a resort for leisure and entertainment players. If the system auctions the land deeds here, it will definitely be more popular than the Alpha battlefield.
"Damn it, let me catch those scumbags who colluded with the NPCs and make sure they regret their lives. Why, the system doesn't care. Should we keep the evidence and sue Canaan Company for improper management?"
"Yes, sue him and let Canaan Company give an explanation!"
"The player collaborated with the NPC to deceive people... sue him!"
The three dwarf players lined up at the back, complaining loudly about the tragic experience of being deceived by collaborating with NPCs. When they heard how they were deceived, Xia Miaomiao was secretly frightened and became more vigilant. She felt that she would have been deceived even more.
miserable.
After buying enough red medicine and meeting her two companions, she finished talking about what she had experienced along the way and complained.
"I think it's quite interesting."
Fan Chaoyue looked at the street with people coming and going, which was full of market atmosphere, and his eyes were filled with excitement and eagerness to give it a try.
Du Shiyu, "Let's go quickly. All your time is wasted on these unimportant things."
Xia Miaomiao: "Yes, I feel that the time of this test passed very quickly. You see, there are only 3 hours left. What have we done?"
"In the past, there were only quests, monster spawning, and upgrading. Now there are so many things to see and play. I stopped before I knew it, listened, and took a look. Time will naturally go by faster." Fan Chaoyue understood very well.
said.
After saying that, the three of them passed by a restaurant called "Daddy Luke's Barbeque Restaurant" and saw many players and NPCs lining up at the door. The aroma wafting from inside was also very attractive. Xia Miaomiao, whose hunger level was only 70, felt
I'm so hungry that I want to buy some to enjoy while killing monsters.
"Would you like to buy some more melon seeds, drinks, eight-treasure porridge and the like?" Du Shiyu said sarcastically.
"Okay, okay..." Xia Miaomiao nodded repeatedly.
"I just said that all the time was wasted..."
"Don't care about this little time!"
So, the three of them spent another ten or twenty minutes queuing up to buy three portions of barbecue and a few bottles of a drink called 'Everything Cola'. By the time they arrived near the teleportation array, there was not much game time left.
"I didn't expect that the barbecue restaurant was jointly opened by players and NPCs, and the chef was actually a player."
The area near the teleportation array was the most deserted. NPCs could not use it. Only players came in and out. Xia Miaomiao was drinking "Wan Shi Cola" which was no different from sugar water while looking at a group of players who had just walked out of the teleportation array.
There are four new players in this team. When they walked out of the teleportation array, they were startled. The veteran player who led the team was wearing a whiteboard suit with writing on the back. It said XX Yuanverse Advertising Company. Looking at the other players, it turned out that it was true.
They are a team that shoots endorsement ads.
"It's over. I can't go. I have a little niece who must ask me to take her. It's really annoying."
Just as he was about to teleport to the dark night camp, Fan Chaoyue suddenly received a private message and said helplessly to his two companions.
Du Shiyu asked: "Little niece? How young?"
"I just entered high school..."
Xia Miaomiao asked: "Are you 16 years old?"
"My birthday is still a few months away."
Xia Miaomiao: "Okay, it's another shady story. How did you win the qualification for the game if you are under 16 years old?"
"You said you are one year old. What's the matter with the fact that you are 16 years old? You can't enter the prize pool. Who made the rule?"
Du Shiyu: "Okay, you two, quarrel every chance you get... What should we do, why don't you go on missions to clear monsters?"
Xia Miaomiao: "Forget it, let's go meet her little niece. By the way, we haven't been to Novice Village yet. I wonder if the newbies are the same as us?"
"Then let's go and have a look..." Fan Chaoyue became excited again, changed the transmission address, and pulled up Du Shiyu, who was still hesitant, "Let's go, it won't take more than a minute and a half."
Du Shiyu complained in her heart, from the time she went online to now, she hasn't brushed a single monster...
They left Punk City by teleportation array, fell down four times along the way, and the three of them spent a total of 22 silvers. It took 5 minutes to teleport to Novice Village 2, Dawn Town, 140 kilometers away.
"Wow, here are three more beautiful big sisters, please take care of them, please take care of them!"
"Sister is so beautiful. Please do me a favor and give me some money!"
"Sister, please take me, please take me!"
"..."
Before they even got out of the teleportation array, a group of cute new players appeared like beggars. They were all eager as if they had seen some relatives, and even stretched out their hands to beg without any limit!
Before the three of them could react, they heard a high-pitched voice shouting outside, "Get out of here, I called them!"
After hearing this, the beggar-like newbies cheered in unison, and then dispersed in a rush, focusing on other targets that were sent to them.
Fan Chaoyue's little niece is an elf. She complained as soon as she met her, "Auntie, why did you come here? I'm starving to death!"
Du Shiyu and Xia Miaomiao were a little blind to all the elf players. They felt that this little girl spoke quickly and rushed, and she seemed to be impatient.
