Brother Chun hung up the phone in disappointment and said to Qiao Shan: "They have something to do and they won't come to pick us up."
Qiao Shan smiled and shook his head, then got into the hotel car and headed all the way to Wudu Hotel.
The three towns of Wudu are separated by the Yangtze River. The Taotao River under the spectacular Yangtze River Bridge is something Qiao Shan has never seen before. He looked at the scenery outside the window and saw a luxury yacht with neon lights flashing on the rolling river.
It is winding through the bridge hole and heading towards the sparks in the distance.
The driver of the hotel said that the city was planning to hold a cultural festival recently and they were rehearsing it.
Wudu is very prosperous and looks very big. The city appearance is not much worse than the four first-tier cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The tall buildings are putting on a large-scale light show and are lined up along the Yangtze River. It is very interesting.
Cyberpunk style and flavor.
The new first-tier cities are different from small places. The driver knew that the two were players, and there was not much difference. He was just a little more enthusiastic. They chatted along the way and talked about the news and allusions of Canaan. The hotel facilities and services were also very good.
Yes, they were killed without looking at them as players. This is very different from the "tough folk customs" of Province G.
The next day, Brother Chun still didn't get an appointment with the beautiful girl, so he wanted to rush to Wudu University to visit her in person. Qiao Shan disagreed and pulled him into the real estate agent's car.
Hubei Province is known as the land of thousands of lakes. It has been a famous hometown of corn since ancient times.
There is naturally a lot of water. The location of Beauty Lake is not remote. It is less than 25 kilometers away from the center of Hankou in a straight line. It is a very beautiful artificial lake with willows along the coast and sparkling waves on the lake. It is built on the lake.
On the promenade and waterside pavilion, there were many tourists and children feeding the fish, and exquisite and graceful boats carried pairs of outing lovers swimming leisurely... Qiao Shan fell in love with this place at first sight.
The townhouses are built against the lake and against the mountains, hidden in the dense shade of trees. After leaving the broad and flat main road, you get off the cable car and walk on the well-connected cobblestone paths until you arrive in front of a row of beautiful villas.
They are all two-and-a-half-story structures. There is a semi-exposed rooftop on the third floor, which is used as a sun room. It can be closed electrically when it rains. The decoration of the villa is simple and fashionable, taking into full consideration the particularity of the player group.
The targeted layout and decoration make it impossible to fault in terms of safety and privacy.
The real estate agent enthusiastically introduced the various convenient facilities in the villa to the two. Qiao Shan asked, so many villas are only sold to players. Are there so many players in Wudu?
The real estate agent explained that there are still very few now, but there will be many in the future. It will only take a few months anyway. He also told him not to worry. Only players can buy the properties here. This is the main selling point of the project and is written into the contract.
How could a developer destroy his own sign?
Too.
There are more than 100,000 players scattered across the country. There are not many in one city. They may be more concentrated in places like Magic City and Yanjing, but they cannot support a specific consumer group.
However, considering that this group will continue to expand, planning ahead and planning ahead is also a way of identifying potential business opportunities. It is also optimistic about the future of Canaan and betting on the player group.
That's all good, but the price is not very good.
"Sign!?" Leaving aside the real estate agent, Qiao Shan discussed with Brother Chun. Brother Chun didn't want to bother anymore. He couldn't wait to realize his life ideal of 'owning a luxury villa'. After hearing this, he gritted his teeth and nodded despite the pain, "Sign."
, so scared!”
"Then sign it!"
The real estate agent was called, and the agent was overjoyed. He received a commission of up to two points. He wished he could treat the two of them like grandfathers.
Once he decided to buy this place, Qiao Shan's mentality changed and he didn't want to go back to the hotel. The agent patted his chest and promised that he could just move in with his bags and he would handle the formalities. From now on, the two uncles will be the owners of these two villas.
Qiao Shan and Brother Chun were not polite and moved in at that time. They asked the real estate agent to direct people to go through the formalities on the first floor. They stayed on the second floor, activated the luxurious and convenient computer room, took out the rare treasure-like gaming helmet, and put it in
Specially designed game room.
I couldn't wait to lie down and experience it. The game warehouse is a small house with a bar and bathroom integrated into it. It also has an automatic cleaning function. You don't have to move a finger while lying down. Everything is automated and voice-controlled.
For those who are lazy, eating, drinking, and diarrhea can all be done in there.
After logging into the virtual space of the Metaverse, the game warehouse was still in its original unreset state. The two logged in to their accounts and recalled the previous settings. The void space they were in was transformed into a standing
Ancient castle on the cliff.
Of course, in terms of realism, it cannot compare with Canaan.
"I feel like nothing has changed. What are you paying so much money for?"
The cartoon character of Brother Chun is sitting in front of the virtual screen of the castle, looking around, still feeling the pain of buying a house for the first time.
"Can you stay in the virtual world forever..."
Brother Chun logged into the official website and started filling in a frequently visited section.
"Really, I feel that each game warehouse will be enough in the future. Houses and cars are all external things. Aren't these things prepared to make our bodies and minds happy? In the future, one game warehouse can satisfy them all.
…”
"That will be in the future, but it's still far behind now."
"I think it's not far away. Look at the current development speed. How dare you think a year ago... uh, what are you doing?"
"Chat with people, things in the game."
"I'm going to Wudu University in the afternoon, will you go?"
"Still thinking about your two beautiful teachers?"
"hey-hey……"
"I won't go, I have something to do"
"What's the matter?"
"I made an appointment with some Wudu bosses to meet and socialize."
"You, you, what are you doing with those people? Aren't you living a comfortable life without asking for anyone like me? Is it worth it?"
While chatting, it’s game time.
Qiao Shan logged into the game, still in a remote safe zone, but this time online, there were many more players and tourists, and the once secluded place became lively, bustling with people coming and going.
On the game map, the surrounding darkness has been lit up a lot. It seems that the large army of players exploring has spread here, and the rare quiet place has disappeared.
The first thing I did when I went online was to go to that damn nightmare swamp and see if I could bump into that liar named Bai Xiaobai.
Entering the swamp, I saw someone slaying ghouls from a distance. I thought it was Bai Xiaobai, and my eyes turned red, so I rushed over desperately.
"Bai Xiaobai, you liar, I finally caught you!"
This person was not Bai Xiaobai, but a bard with a harp in his arms. The bard was startled by him and thought he was going to PK him, so he even called his teammates.
His teammate, an orc player, rushed out from behind a pile of rocks and shouted repeatedly: "Bai Xiaobai, where are you, where are you?"
Not Bai Xiaobai!
Qiao Shan was disappointed for a moment and just said that he had admitted the wrong person and was about to leave.
But the orc player refused to let him go and insisted on showing his ID. This was because he thought he was Bai Xiaobai, and he was also coveted by the 1 gold reward.
Qiao Shan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He couldn't take two steps and realized something was wrong. He turned around and asked them how they could enter the swamp to spawn monsters.
"This 'cockroach ball'", the bard was very talkative, showing a prop that made Qiao Shan's pupils shrink, "They are sold in black system stores, 10 silver each, so damn black."
It's over, it's over!
Qiao Shan shouted in her heart that the system is trying to cut off my financial path.
The Nightmare Swamp has always been his exclusive monster spawning spot. The first kill of wild monsters has a high explosion rate. This experience has just been discovered by the players. He has actually known it for a long time. The vast Nightmare Swamp is his cornucopia of equipment.
There is no shortage of experience, materials, and nothing else. All it depends on is this little [cockroach ball], a small and inconspicuous game prop given by Alice.
Now that the system black shop has begun to sell to the public, what does Nightmare Swamp have to do with him? No wonder there are so many players coming to such a remote safe zone. It turns out they are all here for his money.
This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him, far more than the time he was deceived.
Qiao Shan left the Nightmare Swamp in frustration, not knowing what to do next.
I just took out a mortgage on a luxury villa worth tens of millions, I just prepared to take my mother over to enjoy the happiness, I just made an overall plan for a better life and future, just, just... the confidence that supported it all was gone.
.
Such ease is just an inconspicuous move by the system's black shop.
What to do, what to do!
He has been so comfortable these days that he has forgotten how to play games and make money normally.
After wasting more than an hour of game time in a daze, he went to a pub owned by an NPC in Punk City and ordered a glass of wine, but the drink was tasteless.
Listening to the talk of NPCs and players, I found that I had no interest in what they were talking about. What kind of business, what mercenaries, what adventures, are there high returns in Nightmare Swamp? What treasures, what new maps, new monsters, and new bosses?
, fighting for a dog's brain is not as good as what I have gained in a few days...
You can't be like this, you can't be so pessimistic, cheer up Qiao Shan, cheer up!
When I left the tavern, the system indicated that I was in a mild state of poisoning, and I almost couldn't help but have an attack. I just wanted to point my fingers at the sky and scold the stupid system. I had a plan in my head, but I found that I didn't have the position or capital to scold.
There are so many swamps, such big game maps and monsters. Why should he be allowed to farm them all by himself? He is lucky enough to be able to monopolize them for such a long time. Speaking of which, the ID of Xiaoqiao Liushui will be talked about for a long time.
"Have you heard that the system is about to release the level limit of 20 levels per turn?"
"Did someone on the forum say that?"
"Well, after the bidding meeting, a senior executive of Canaan Company said that the capping time was too long and it was not conducive..."
"Yeah, I just reached level 10!"
"So we must seize the time to upgrade. Once the level is released, the gap with old players will widen."
"Walking around, killing monsters"
"Buy a cockroach ball and go to Nightmare Swamp. There are fewer people and more monsters there, and the explosion rate is also high."
"10 silver"
"If you don't want to give up your children, you can't catch the wolf; if you don't want to give up your wife, you can't catch the gangsters..."
Two fourth-test players who were in a hurry walked past him. Except for the equipment difference, they were no longer much different from the old players. Looking at the big punk city, everyone has their own thing to do, and there are many things to do.
He has a strong sense of purpose and races against time, but he has nothing to do and doesn't know what to do next.
Even tourists are better than him...
A beautiful woman who was obviously a tourist was pulling a handmade trolley. The heavy wheels were stuck in a pit and could not be pulled. NPCs and players passing by ignored her.
Qiao Shan went up to help. After setting up the stall, the beautiful tourist thanked him repeatedly and insisted on making him a pancake to show her gratitude.
[Well-made pancakes, white quality, hunger +8 after eating, a small amount of life and physical strength restored within a certain period of time. Produced by: Visitor A152709949]
Qiao Shan looked at this inconspicuous pancake and was a little stunned. The beautiful tourist smiled kindly: "Young man, eat it while it's hot. If it tastes good, come and take care of my business."
Qiao Shan took a bite and found that it was indeed much better than the pig food made by the NPC.
With just this skill, the future 'money path' will be guaranteed. This is just a tourist. In the future...
Qiao Shan, are you no better than a tourist who has only logged into the game for a few days?
"We are selling pancakes, we are selling pancakes. Pancakes are white in quality and can restore life and stamina. Pancakes that taste good and have no fishy smell. Take a walk and take a look. The new store is open. Free tasting. 20% off discount.
One piece only sells for 2 coppers!”
Aunt Xue didn't take the lost player to heart. After logging into the game for 7 days (in reality), she finally realized her dream of selling Canaan pancakes.
With such a shout out, it quickly attracted the attention of many players.
"2 coppers? A bit expensive?"
"Not expensive, not expensive, tastes good, has properties, won't be poisonous..."
"Really...really, food also has attributes?"
"Try it, it's free, come and have a taste."
After the players tasted it, they all agreed. Except for the extremely stingy ones, they all generously donated their money, one for you and two for me. Aunt Xue soon got busy.
I was busy until the game time was almost over and the materials I had prepared were almost exhausted, so I was ready to close the stall.
In more than 3 hours, a total of 1 silver and 46 copper were harvested. Excluding the cost of materials, the profit was about 70%.
After calculating it based on the current exchange rate, Aunt Xue is already very satisfied. Besides, she still gets a salary.
"I said, Aunt Xue, you can make hard money like this. One pancake is 2 coppers. How many pancakes can you sell in 4 hours? How much money can you make?"
After closing the stall and going back, the shopkeeper and player boss was still trying to persuade her to give up the stall and go out to work alone, "Players are so stingy, how can there be any NPC business to do? I sell the same pancakes for 10 coppers. Look at these NPCs, which one has blinked? Like this
...You have to work with me for the remaining 4 hours of the game. How about I give you a commission for a pancake, which is also 2 coppers? It saves you the wind and sun, and you have to buy the materials yourself. This snack cart
It’s not cheap, so hurry up and return it.”
Aunt Xue shook her head and refused, no matter what the shop owner or player said, she remained unmoved.
It has always been her plan to go out and work alone. In addition, there is an unexplainable reason. She has only been working here for a few days, and she has been harassed by NPCs several times. The rough guys who are not even human treat her.
The store owner and the player didn't care about the tampering, and even advised her to look away, it was just a game.
Just a game?
Aunt Xue can't be so open-minded, and it's hard to tell others about this matter.
