Xia Fan, who had just come out of the system prison, turned around and spat fiercely at the prison door. He walked to a big tree and sat down. He touched his shriveled belly and lay down on the ground without caring about anything.
There were many tourists lying around like him, some of them were rotten and were lazily basking in the sun. They grabbed one and threw it out with a snap of their fingers.
"There is work, 5 coppers a day, who can do it?"
Not long after I lay down, a well-dressed tourist came over and shouted. Immediately, a bunch of idle people became energetic and rushed to surround him one by one, flattering him.
"Come one by one, line up, line up!"
Xia Fan didn't go, 5 coppers a day, this is just to send beggars, the system's black bread costs 1 copper, how many black breads are enough for a tiring day?
"Dude, just released?"
A guy next to me also didn't move and came over to strike up a conversation.
"OK"
"What did you do?"
"Speechless words."
"What?"
"Just scolding the system"
"Damn, man, you are so brave. I heard that anyone who scolds the system will be struck by lightning. We tourists only have so many resurrections. Isn't this a joke with our own lives?"
"Tch, I'm so scared that I don't want to play this crappy game anymore."
The man curled his lips after hearing this, obviously not agreeing with it, and leaned against the big tree again and stopped talking.
After resting for a while and enduring the uncomfortable stage of hunger, Xia Fan looked at the position of the sun and guessed that the temple was about to distribute welfare meals, so he got up with difficulty and walked towards the altar of the Harvest Goddess.
There is no temple in this small place, but the permanent population has exceeded 100,000. Most of them are tourists like him. There are people everywhere, and it is simply overcrowded.
Everything is done in a swarm of swarms, and the cheapness of manpower has exceeded the lower limit. Even a day's work of 5 coppers needs to be snatched.
"What a bastard!"
I would rather die than do anything online.
I won’t exploit you, let’s see what you guys do.
Xia Fan was heartbroken, he still had to queue up obediently when he got to the place.
Xia Fan knows the guy who distributes welfare meals. Everyone calls him Lao Scar. He used to be a busy person like him, but now he has become a prodigal and fawns over the systematic church. What kind of devout believer has he become?
Damn it, I heard that this guy is a deceitful scumbag in real life. He has been in the class room several times. Can such a person make a fortune online?
Lao Scar stood on the steps, scolding the tourists who were jumping in line. One of the three sentences was a curse, the other was a flattery to the church, and the last sentence was really useful, and the tourists were not up to par.
, obediently being scolded and not saying anything, but still smiling.
What a bitch!
Xia Fan wanted to be brave for a while, but Kong's suffocating stomach didn't allow it, so he had no choice but to keep a straight face, listen to others' orders, and queue up honestly.
So many people were receiving relief food, but only one person was distributing it. He had to wait in line for an entire hour before it was his turn.
At this time, Xia Fan was so hungry that he couldn't stand still. He shiveringly got a piece of black bread, came to a group of 10 fellow refugees, and weakly shouted a few words of praise to the harvest goddess Tias to the NPC priest.
Then they dispersed in a hurry, hid aside and started gobbling.
People say that black bread is very unpalatable. Xia Fan wants to say that it means you are not hungry. Try eating it when you are so hungry that you are about to die. I guarantee that it will not be as good as any delicacies from the mountains and seas.
A piece of black bread was just enough to satisfy my hunger. It was already afternoon and I hadn't earned a single copper penny.
Playing games to this extent is a breakthrough.
Xia Fan had to earn 5 copper coins every day. This was a rule Xia Fan set for himself. After looking at the time, he picked up his broken wooden bowl and went to work.
Don't get me wrong, Xia Fan wouldn't do such a despicable thing as begging. He has his own way.
The most prosperous place in the city is always the trading market. Players and small traders among tourists often rent a stall here. Xia Fan does not go to those fixed shops with large facades. These shops usually have "thugs" to help them.
'If you don't interfere with their business, you might end up in jail. Look for those activity stalls, the business is pretty good.
The system functions of this kind of stall are limited and can only accommodate 10 people browsing the information in the stall at the same time. Xia Fan’s way of making money lies in this.
Soon, he found his target among the bustling stalls and people.
There was a stall selling various drinks and food to female tourists. Xia Fan went up and took a seat, doing nothing and never leaving.
The female stall owner didn't notice him at first. The business was too busy, and the location didn't matter.
But not long after, another beggar-like tourist came and took up a position like Xia Fan, followed by the third and fourth...
The female stall owner finally reacted, "What are you doing? If you don't want to buy something, leave now!"
Xia Fan didn't speak to the other tourists, just sat on the ground and put the wooden bowl in front of him.
The female stall owner understood that this was a scammer, so she had no choice but to admit that she was unlucky. She threw a copper plate into each wooden bowl and said, "Get out of here, everyone!"
Xia Fan then got up, picked up the wooden bowl, turned around and left without saying a word.
Go find the next one.
"Bah, even if you have hands and feet, you won't be ashamed!"
Xia Fan wanted to go back and argue with this person, but in the end he held back and couldn't do the wrong thing.
If you have the strength, seize the time to make money and complete today's goal first.
This livelihood is about walking in a gray area, and you can't do it openly. The consequences of being reckless are going to jail. Not only is it a waste of time, but you will also starve. If you are not careful, you will starve to death. In the end, it is you who will suffer.
Don't be greedy, just a copper coin is enough. If someone becomes more serious and calls the NPC, you will be the one who suffers.
So you have to have a keen eye, a sense of propriety, and a thick skin that can make you laugh...
To be honest, the money you earn is no worse than going to a workshop to tighten screws, and it's better than hugging someone else's lap and even losing your dignity.
dignity?
In Xia Fan's view, his method is a kind of resistance, not surrendering to the dog-eat-dog world (the system cannot be scolded, so it uses this word instead). When it comes to dignity, he is the person with dignity, not the people behind him.
The female stall owner who became a compliant citizen of the system.
The first transaction was completed, the second transaction went smoothly, and the third transaction was unexpected.
The stingy stall owner seemed to be annoyed by people like him, so he called the NPC. Seeing that something was wrong, Xia Fan and the others quickly turned into birds and scattered.
NPCs are unreasonable, or they only talk about what they think is reasonable. A homeless beggar still has a negative reputation. Compared with a person from the property class who has both reputation and can create value for the system, who do you prefer? Is it difficult to choose?
Now there are three, six, nine, etc., even online, Gan!
You can actually get away with it even if you are shameless. No, by night Xia Fan has already exceeded the task and got 8 coppers. He didn't leave any copper behind. He exchanged soft girl coins with others and was offline in a hurry.
Speaking of exchanging soft sister coins, I didn’t know how convenient it was before, but... I’m so full that I’m so full that I’m in trouble for who knows how many times now. After countless hands of transfers, layer by layer, I’m here.
I only have 622 yuan left in my hand.
The exchange rate is still falling compared to 121. In short, there is bad news everywhere.
When I woke up offline, my neck felt sore as if I had a stiff neck while wearing a gaming helmet. There were seven or eight people living in the small rental house. There was garbage everywhere under the bunk beds, which looked like a construction site outside.
Xia Fan was relaxing when he heard someone humming a song and opened the door. He was a co-worker from the construction site, but he didn't recognize him.
"Hey, wake up and this is it?"
Xia Fan hummed and stood up to wash up.
"How, how does it feel, to be able to make money even in your dreams?"
"Online is not a dream."
"I think it's almost the same. You go to bed as soon as you come back. It's almost like daydreaming."
Xia Fan was too lazy to explain and went to the water room to wash up. When he came back, his roommates were all there.
Three or four people were tying gold flowers on Xia Fan's lower bunk. The aisles and upper bunks were all full of spectators, occupying Xia Fan's bed. There was also a guy holding his tourist helmet to watch.
Xia Fan became angry as soon as he saw it, and took the helmet back with a fierce look. Someone said angrily: "Isn't this our boss player? What? He's already in the Yuan Universe, and he's still working hard at the construction site?
It seems like this Yuan Universe isn’t that profitable, right?”
"It's a ridiculous amount of money. My brother-in-law is a tourist. I heard he works as a book boy online, haha..."
"I heard that there are also people who give them to people today?"
"A book boy is a servant."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
"Xiaoxia, how are you doing, can you tell us?"
"Say hello, get out!"
"Hey, I have a bad temper, and it seems that I'm doing well."
"Little calf, who are you telling to get out? Say it again if you dare."
No, we can't stay in this place.
I have never made up my mind to resign, I just want to leave a way out, and the day I can save is on the line...forget it, there is a way to stay here if I don't stay here.
Before leaving, I had a fight with someone and spoke to the contractor. Two hours later, he showed up at the bus station carrying large and small bags.
I originally wanted to take the shuttle bus back, but changed my mind after answering the phone.
I want to buy a car and go back.
I had been optimistic about this model for a long time, but I had been reluctant to buy it. This time I gritted my teeth, paid full price, and got on the highway with a temporary license plate.
From now on, I can only make money online.
Driving the car, I rushed all the way to my home in the small county town. When I was online, I thought, I didn’t want to play anymore that day. Offline, I got so anxious that I quit my job that day... It’s better now.
After all, the latter is more stressful. When it comes to making money, it is easier online. You can try the online method offline!
The reason why there is so much dissatisfaction, such great emotions, and so many people making trouble has a lot to do with expectations.
Players and tourists make money, and everyone knows that online speed is gold. It is not easy to win the lottery, but if it happens to you, you will naturally be dissatisfied.
It took 3 hours of driving to get home.
His eldest brother and sister-in-law were away and had gone to the city to sell vegetables. His parents and three-year-old niece were smiling from ear to ear around his new car. A neighbor came out and asked how much the car cost. Xia Fan hugged him along with the purchase tax and insurance money.
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Ju was envious, saying that so and so in his family had also won the lottery this time, but that boy failed to live up to expectations. Not only did he not get a penny from his family, but not long ago he asked his father to sell his house and land, saying he wanted to do some business online.
Makes his father angry...
In the midst of the discussion, many neighbors came out to chat, talking about online things, which kid was doing well and which one was bad. They only looked at how much money they could get offline, and didn't care about anything else.
His parents laughed with admiration. When they heard that he had quit his job, they just complained a few times. This car was a source of confidence and face. His mother said quite proudly that she had never expected him to buy it before.
Bringing such a big item home...
Amidst all the real or fake envy and congratulations, Xia Fan was a little lost. Suddenly, he felt that the hardships on the line were nothing. Money was hard to make and shit was hard to eat. This was the logic at that. There was no reason to fight in the line.
Isn’t it great that there are so many demands on the Internet?
Maybe it should be more positive.
In the evening, the whole family gathered together for a reunion dinner. Even the married second sister and her family came. A cousin of the second brother-in-law was also a tourist. He seemed to know what was going on online. He asked Xia Fan what he did online and said
There is a way to take care of him.
Naturally, Xia Fan would not tell the truth, just saying that he found a stable job online and the salary was decent.
Xia Fan's mother was surprised when she heard that, can you enter the factory online? For thousands of dollars a day? Where can you find such a good thing offline?
It feels like they are talking to each other. Each of them has their own imagination and understanding. Xia Fan reports good news but not bad news. Anyway, he and his second brother-in-law's cousins are not in the same city, so they probably will never meet each other in this life.
This is really not an exaggeration. The game area is millions of square kilometers and has a population of hundreds of millions. Do tourists have the same system functions as players? It is too difficult for tourists from two places to meet each other.
Unless you take teleportation,
If he could afford teleportation, Xia Fan would join him.
The busy day passed like this.
In the evening, his parents prepared a room for him to use in the computer room. They also said that they would ask a carpenter to come tomorrow and build him a bed specially used for online use, so that his neck would not be tired.
The warmth of home has been brought online and into the body of this tourist who looks like a beggar.
The sun was shining brightly online, and it was another boring and monotonous day. Fortunately, he didn't wake up in the system prison. Xia Fan's mentality was very different from yesterday, and he began to actively look for opportunities in the city.
I still don’t want to work in a factory. One aspect is the low salary, but the key factor is the lack of freedom. It takes up too much time. Once I join the factory, I can’t do anything else.
It's not bad to be a seller, but the competition is fierce and the wages are very low. Fortunately, there is commission and the upper limit is high... But I am not an acquaintance, and I don't want anyone with a criminal record.
No matter how good the job is, almost all require system reputation, especially if it is related to the alchemy and enchantment associations. This is a hard target.
Xia Fan began to regret his previous misbehavior, alas!
The only thing left is to sweep the streets and serve people today, or go out of the city to open up wasteland and work as farmers...
Opportunity, opportunity is there!
Precious time was wasted like this. There was no choice but to pick up the broken bowl and go back to the old business.
But this time, Xia Fan no longer had the peace of mind he had before.
