Hu Yang was fuming when he arrived, and Fang Qinghong followed him like a dog-legger. He was careful all the way but couldn't get a smile back from her.
Zhu Yuting introduced Jiang He to them, and Hu Yang forced a smile. Zhu Yuting saw that Jiang He was a little embarrassed and wanted to leave, so she asked her what was wrong, why did Fang Qinghong offend you.
"Ask him!" Hu Yang glanced at Fang Qinghong with disgust, as if he didn't want to see him.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Fang Qinghong still apologized.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"This...is like this..."
Following Fang Qinghong's hesitant and cryptic description, Zhu Yuting couldn't help but guess what was going on.
The three of them agreed to go to a place each, and then they decided to go there if they thought it was good and there were "money opportunities" there.
Is it a trial anyway? If it’s wasted, it’s just a waste of a day’s work.
Zhu Yuting went to the workshop run by the player, Hu Yang went to work as a part-time worker (the so-called personal customization service project), and Fang Qinghong joined a gang station and worked as a gardener on their plantation.
A mature gang station integrates many system functions. The plantation is a production and management project within the gang. In addition to the considerable output of the plantation itself, it can also provide gang members with mission experience, gang merits, gang activity, etc.
, you must know that these things are hard indicators for a gang's promotion. Even if it is not for the materials produced, it is worth investing heavily for these.
This requires specialized care.
When tourists are not online, they can only be solved by players or by hiring expensive system function NPCs. When tourists are online, for the sake of saving and efficiency, it is natural to recruit people to do this "trivial task" that players are not willing to do.
Take responsibility.
In addition to taking care of the plantation, Fang Qinghong, the temporary gardener, also needs to be responsible for the interaction of the plot.
Specifically, he acts as a tool, interacts with gang members when they perform tasks, and completes the plot requirements, that is, just reads according to the lines.
For example: Ah, so-and-so, it’s great to meet you. I’m too busy right now and can’t leave. Can you help me with this? Thank you so much. The gang is our common home...
It seems useless, but it is indispensable for systematic narrative.
If it were not like tourists, it would be a big cafeteria and a dormitory, and there would be no game atmosphere at all.
No matter what, the content and players will always be the mainstream of Canaan.
This is a mandatory requirement of the system, and it is quite interesting to do it. It feels like becoming an NPC, and the work is not heavy. Besides, it only takes a few hours, and you can't see anything.
The gang is relatively generous. The salary is 50 coppers for 10 hours. There are rewards for good work. Players can also give rewards. There is also the prospect of joining the gang and becoming a 'leader'.
It was originally going well, but Fang Qinghong was a thick-skinned guy with a sweet mouth. It didn't take long for him to get acquainted with several players in this gang. He was invited to join their gang channel to chat, to chat with the players who were on missions and to kill monsters, so as to relieve their boredom.
They talked about the experiences and thoughts of tourists after they went online. The players felt the same way and talked about how they were when they went online for the first time. They also exposed each other's shortcomings and had a great time chatting.
I don’t know who it was, but when it came to the topic of whether you can hire a few tourists to help you do what you want, many players were interested in this. Some people joked that when the tourist system was first launched, some people said that in the future, players
They are the aristocrats online, and tourists are just hired workers and so on.
This is where things get messy.
Players discussed the feasibility of this one after another, and were surprised to find that the system did not prohibit it, and even the national server did not have a clear statement on this... It was out of control.
When the gang member asked him in a private chat (players can chat with tourists privately, but tourists cannot), did he have any good introductions in this area...
When it comes to this, Zhu Yuting understands.
"One gold. I give you one gold a month. I think you have to take care of your own people for such a good thing. Who knows... She became anxious as soon as I said it and didn't even listen to what I had to say."
"It's a good thing. Being a maid Xiaomi is also a good thing? Why don't I call you... Humph!"
"What maid Xiaomi is? She's an assistant. Just like an assistant, she helps others and helps others."
"Don't think I don't know the dirty tricks inside. All men are bad. Every one of them is an old pervert!"
"Please, this is a game. What can you do in the game? It's just a mouthful. You can deal with it a little bit. If I were a woman, I would...a gold, that's a gold!"
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yuting stopped the quarrel between the two, "Since Hu Yang doesn't want to, forget it, Fang Qinghong also means well, stop arguing." After saying that, she turned around and saw Jiang He suppressing a smile, so she said helplessly.
The corners of his mouth twitched.
"How about you... how about you go, you are prettier than someone else... ah, just pretend I didn't say it, pretend I didn't say it!"
Zhu Yuting wiped her hands as if nothing had happened, "Are we going back to the dormitory or are we just hanging out? Don't you want to go offline?"
It has only been online for five or six hours (actually), and it is not even time to go offline, which means I still have to spend one night online.
I don’t know what other places in the national server are like, but at least this small Hongye Town is as prosperous and lively as offline. It has to be high-rise buildings and busy traffic under neon lights, but it is a combination of Chinese and Western style in the medieval era, reality and magic.
Interweaving exotic scenes.
There are more players, more tourists, more aborigines than during the day, NPCs gathered in various activity venues in major urban areas, torches, lanterns, candles, torches, constant magical auras on city walls and temples...the commonalities are
It composes a rich and colorful picture that makes people amazed and addicted.
Along the River During Qingming Festival!
Zhu Yuting suddenly felt like this.
They are all young people, and their tempers come and go quickly. After visiting a few street vendors, the four of them started chatting and laughing.
"Wow, there are still people buying kites?"
In front of a player's booth, Hu Yang pointed to the miniature schematic representing a kite hanging on the horse, and couldn't wait to click on it.
The player stall owner saw a few tourists and was too lazy to pay attention to them.
[DIY kite from Fenghuo Opera Princes, quality: none, note: only for picking up girls.]
"Is there such a prop in the game?" Hu Yang said in surprise.
"You don't know this? These are called decorations and have no system attributes." Fang Qinghong said.
"Then can we do it?" Zhu Yuting glanced at its selling price, her eyes lit up as if she had discovered some business opportunity.
"It's possible," Jiang He said, "You have to have the materials, but this thing doesn't have much technical threshold. It won't be valuable anymore when more people make it."
"That's right." Zhu Yuting felt a little discouraged when she thought that this was indeed the case.
There are 12 million tourists. I don’t know how many tourists there are in Maple Leaf Town alone. It seems a bit overcrowded at this time.
Tourists and players are easy to distinguish. Tourist IDs cannot be hidden, and they are not that weird. Player IDs can be hidden. They look and wear different things. NPC IDs are constant and cannot be hidden. They use colors to identify camps.
, status and whether there is hostility.
It feels like everyone is divided into distinct classes online, which is clear to everyone, but you can't see it in reality, you can only experience it yourself.
There are many stalls selling DIY gadgets at night, and the meaning of "play" and "leisure" is particularly obvious. Some sell kites, some sell clothing, some sell accessories... all are DIY products with no attributes, and the prices are relatively expensive.
.
Since we want to start a business, this is an obvious direction for starting a business. After Zhu Yuting and others did some shopping, they all felt that it was not difficult to do this. At most, it would be easy to find someone to learn from it in reality and then practice it.
"You want to do it too?"
A player who was setting up a stall listened to their discussion and intervened, "How about I transfer my stall to you? Including a full set of tools, I have worked hard to make it, and the grocery store has no right to sell it."
Zhu Yuting and others looked at each other, and Hu Yang asked: "Why did you transfer it to us if you did a good job?"
"Isn't this what you guys are here for?" the player said frankly, "It's a sunset industry. Change hands as soon as possible to avoid losing money."
I didn’t understand what I said at first, but then I thought about it, it’s not like that.
The time cost of tourists is different from the time cost of players. Tourists can concentrate on their work, while players can only do it as a side job, otherwise they will lose more than they gain.
With so many players coming online, they will definitely swarm into the side businesses that players run concurrently. If there is not much technical content, the price will drop completely, and they will soon be unable to compete. Rather than being driven out of the market by then, it is better to do it as soon as possible.
Stop.
This stall owner sells handmade DIY jewelry.
Feathers, bone ornaments, metal... all kinds of dazzling array, the workmanship is comparable to that of small online and offline workshops. It is not that easy to do it with your own hands. It must have taken a lot of time.
practise.
As a girl, you are naturally interested in this kind of thing, and the clothing and accessories industry will never go out of style.
Although system props and equipment are good, they cannot fully satisfy players' pursuit of beauty, novelty, and individuality. Accessories without attributes make up for these aspects very well.
Moreover, if the jewelry is well made, it is possible to enter the enchanting and alchemy related industries and provide preliminary processing and parts for enchanters and alchemists. This is a business with unlimited money.
Several people were very moved, but...
"But... we have no money!" Hu Yang said.
"It doesn't matter, I can owe it first, but you have to agree to a few conditions." The player stall owner didn't seem to be joking.
Who would miss such a good thing?
The four people immediately became nervous and serious, "What are the conditions? Tell me."
"First, you need to sign a soul contract."
"Soul contract?" Zhu Yuting asked.
The player stall owner also gave them a general introduction to what a soul contract is. Zhu Yuting and the four of them nodded. They had no intention of defaulting on the payment anyway.
"Second, you need to charge interest."
We all understand this requirement and it is not excessive.
"How much is the interest?"
"Monthly interest rate is 20%"
"Ah, usury!"
"What about third?"
"Third, I still have some orders that I don't want to make. You must ensure that they are completed in full and in sufficient quantity."
"What order and how much?"
"About a hundred points, there are individuals, players, and long-term orders from gangs and families. I only paid a deposit, and the deposit can be transferred to you."
"Any more?"
"No more."
"Let's discuss it"
The four of us had no intention of shopping and didn't dare to go far, so we discussed it in the corner behind the stall.
Fang Qinghong is not very interested. Is he a boy? It is understandable. Among the three girls, Zhu Yuting is the most interested. In reality, she likes to do these small handicrafts, followed by Populus euphratica. Jianghe has doubts about such high interest and subsequent orders.
, we will discuss it in the end and see what the stall owner offers before making any plans.
"5 gold"
"ah!"
"5 gold, why don't you go and grab it?"
The four of them exploded when they heard this. This was an astronomical figure that was unbearable. All the money they had together was less than 1 silver.
And there’s 20% monthly interest, oh my god.
This is even more exaggerated than a home loan or a car loan.
The player stall owners didn't say much, just shrugged and ignored them.
Fang Qinghong: "Let's go, let's go, 5 gold. He said he has a sunset industry. How long will it take to earn it?"
"The interest rate is too high," Zhu Yuting also regretted.
"Actually, we can do it ourselves without him. Why don't we grab 5 gold?"
"But we don't have tools. He made all the tools himself, and there is no source of materials..."
"Listen to his nonsense. As long as you give money, nothing can be done? He's gone, gone..."
After such an interruption, the four people's interest weakened a lot, and they managed to remain frantic for dozens of minutes before returning to the dormitory with worries.
Jiang He lives in dormitory 3, which is not far from this courtyard. The living area, especially the area where tourists and NPC natives are mostly, is not as lively as the place where players gather for activities. It feels very similar to reality, but it is ancient and primitive.
kind.
"Why do I feel like nothing has happened without us? It's no different than now?" After entering the door, Hu Yang went to his bed and said with some frustration, "It's not going well for you and us today, right? Xiaoting is going to help."
I work as a long-term worker, and the money I earn is not enough to live here for one night. When I go to run errands for people, I either look at people’s faces, or feel that I am being looked down upon and called around..."
Fang Qinghong said nonchalantly, "My place is pretty good."
"Of course it's good!" Hu Yang sat up and glared at him, "You have the same bad taste."
Jiang He said, "It's right not to adapt. Our expectations are too high. Tourists are tourists. We can't change it. We can only eat the leftovers that players don't eat."
Zhu Yuting was still thinking about the transfer of the stall. The five gold coins didn't seem to be that important in her heart. I have to say that this was very different from her in reality.
"What should we do in the future?" Populus euphratica covered her head with the quilt in frustration.
"Let's take it step by step. Whatever you do to make money... we'll talk about it at the end of the month," Fang Qinghong said nonchalantly.
"Will the national server settle accounts with us at the end of the month? It's 20 coppers a night, ah, can I check out!" Hu Yang sat up and shouted for the second time.
"Where can I stay after checking out?" Fang Qinghong said, "It doesn't matter to the players. They will be recycled by the system as soon as they log out. We don't have that."
“Sleeping on the street, 20 coppers a night is too expensive anyway”
Fang Qinghong: "Hold up the corpse? Don't make it funny just by being thrown out."
Hu Yang grabbed his hair and said: "This won't work, that won't work either. Being a tourist is too frustrating!"
"They force us to work as long-term workers for them!" Fang Qinghong said.
