343: The snipe and the clam quarrel, what is the truth?
After Nan Liuli said goodbye and left.
The smile on Zuo Chongming's face suddenly faded, and he waved to the player: "Qiqi."
Qiqi trotted all the way: "Master Hou, what are your orders?"
Zuo Chongming ordered: "Tell the merchant alliance about this matter, be prepared for negotiations, and by the way, spread the news about Bafeng Pavilion's agents in various places."
"ah?"
Qiqi's beautiful eyes widened, a little dumbfounded.
She could understand the first words, but she couldn't understand the second words.
Zuo Chongming sneered: "If you don't make those local snakes feel threatened, will they raise the agency fee?"
"If the local snakes don't offer a high price, how can Bafenglou raise the price? If the two sides don't compete, how can we make money?"
Although Zuo Chongming used favors as a stepping stone and was instigated by players to expand the market crazily, people are always greedy.
Some local snakes are really shameless, deliberately pretending to be considerate, and trying to lower agency fees and import fees.
It was a great opportunity for Bafeng Tower to get involved this time. If Zuo Chongming didn't trick them into bleeding, he would be in trouble.
Zuo Chongming warned again: "Don't forget, the main purpose is to delay time."
"yes."
Qiqi suppressed her doubts and nodded vigorously.
"besides……"
Zuo Chongming raised his head and stared at her meaningfully: "Since you are going to make trouble, don't be so petty. If you say it out loud, it will make people laugh."
Although his tone was very calm, the pressure emanating from his body made Qiqi couldn't help but tremble slightly, and lowered her head in awe.
He silently resigned and left the small courtyard.
Qiqi quickly opened the group chat and shared the information with Chen Tianlong and others.
Finally, she couldn't help but ask: "What does Zuo Chongming mean by delaying time?"
First Fragrant Tea: "It's very simple. The longer it takes, the more fierce the quarrel between Bafenglou and the local gangsters will be, and the higher the price will be."
Chen Tianlong responded: "By analogy, the more we earn."
Qiqi suddenly realized: "So that's it."
First Xiangming added: "Delaying time actually has another advantage, that is, it can leverage the general trend of the world and relieve his pressure in the capital."
"The source of chaos is Xiyun Mansion, so the more chaotic the world becomes...the safer Zuo Chongming is, the less the court dares to act rashly against him."
Qiqi: "Listening to his last words, he seemed to have guessed that we were behind the push."
Chen Tianlong: "Nonsense, it's strange that he couldn't guess it."
Chen Tianlong: "His meaning is very obvious. We have made too little noise, and we must take advantage of Bafenglou's involvement to make the situation bigger."
First Fragrant Ming: "Are you going to make a big deal? I have an idea."
Chen Tianlong became interested: "Tell me and listen."
First Fragrant Ming said: "Since the Bafeng Tower and local snakes from all over the world are involved, we might as well bring the Liansheng Sect in..."
Chen Tianlong wondered: "By the way, the Liansheng Sect seems to be very peaceful recently. Could it be that Ji Changyun was really beaten to death by Zuo Chongming?"
First Fragrant Tea: "As far as I know, the Liansheng Sect has secretly moved to Congyun Mansion, followed Zuo Chongming's actions, and did business with southern Xinjiang."
Chen Tianlong: "Over at Cong Yun Mansion, isn't it the Litian Sword Sect and others who do business with Southern Xinjiang? How could it be... holy shit?"
"I understand. The Ganqingli Tianjian Sect and the others escaped in such a timely manner. The Liansheng Sect secretly helped them."
"Let me tell you, why is there always news recently that convoys transporting goods from the southern wilderness have been attacked by unknown forces."
"I thought it was the Litian Sword Sect who couldn't hold their breath and sent people here deliberately to cause damage. Now it seems that the Liansheng Sect is also trying to support the fire."
No. 1 Xiangming: "Yes, our wife's guild's umbrella has joined the Liansheng Sect as a descendant of the Seven Emotions Demon Sect."
"I heard from her recent news that Ji Changyun is busy brokering business between Cong Yun Mansion's forces and the barbarians, and at the same time sending people to sabotage Xiyun Mansion."
Chen Tianlong: "The players on our side seem to be taking revenge..."
Qiqi: "It's true that the camps have fought."
Chen Tianlong: "It's true that I put it upside down."
Qiqi: "By the way, when will the steam engine over there be built?"
Chen Tianlong: "It's been done and sent to Lu Weiguang."
Qiqi: "Then what?"
First Fragrant Tea: "Although Lu Weiguang is a bit pedantic, he is not incapable of adapting."
First Fragrant Ming: "He knew that this matter was of great importance, and he had already recorded the test process, along with the plans and assumptions, and sent it to Zuo Chongming in the capital."
Chen Tianlong: "If we calculate the time, the things should arrive in three to five days at most."
Qiqi: "That's good. As long as the factory is established, our production capacity will be greatly increased... Just in time for this, we won't be afraid of insufficient production capacity after the market expands."
Chen Tianlong shouted: "The industrial era is coming, gentlemen, please join me...to witness the miracle!!"
Qiqi complained: "What a great speech from the second grader."
Chen Tianlong didn't take it seriously: "Although this is a game, I feel excited just thinking about having the opportunity to be a pioneer of the times."
Qiqi: "That's true."
First Xiangming suddenly asked: "Do you think... this is really a game?"
Chen Tianlong was silent for a few seconds and then asked: "...What do you want to say?"
First Fragrant Ming: "The people who research steam engines are all the experts I have found in real life. They have lamented more than once that the details of this game are too real, so real that... it is almost reality."
Chen Tianlong: "To tell you the truth, I also feel this way. The authenticity and freedom of this game far exceed other virtual games."
Qiqi complained: "The most intuitive feedback is that the NPC's intelligence is so high that ordinary players will be fooled."
"Stop talking, during the time I was in the capital with Zuo Chongming, I really realized the gap. Really, I felt like I was a pig..."
Chen Tianlong sighed: "Calm down, this is how you get here."
First Fragrant Ming said: "There is a saying that goes well, a person's life is divided into three stages: knowing that you are ordinary, facing yourself as ordinary, and accepting yourself as ordinary."
"The only difference between us players and the NPCs in "Homecoming" is the knowledge bonus given by the times. Other than these, there is no difference."
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "People like Zuo Chongming can still thrive even in reality, but most players cannot survive more than three days when they return home.
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Chen Tianlong said: "The truth cannot be concealed after all."
First Xiangming agreed: "That's right! As the public beta period of the game gets longer and longer, more and more players will discover the special features of "Homeward Bound"."
Qiqi: "I have a hunch that the truth behind this... is difficult for people to accept."
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Half a month later.
With a soft creaking sound, the courtyard door was pushed open.
The haggard seventh prince Nan Yu only raised his eyelids.
The eldest prince came to the table and sat down, took a cup of tea and took a sip: "Seventh brother, the witnesses and physical evidence are all there, it's meaningless for you to deny it in every possible way."
Nan Yu raised his eyes, his face blank: "Human evidence? Physical evidence?"
The eldest prince nodded and said, "Well, just yesterday morning, a few soldiers captured the shopkeeper and others selling jelly in a fireworks alley."
Nan Yu had a sarcastic look on his face, and said in a strange tone: "What a coincidence, I couldn't catch someone for so long, and now I suddenly caught him."
The eldest prince turned a blind eye and continued: "They were tough at first, but then they got into trouble. They said they were under your orders."
Nan Yu sneered: "Brother came here this time to tell me this?"
"besides."
The eldest prince knocked on the tea cup: "The Zhenfu Department thoroughly checked your residence. Although the Sky Fox Demon was not found, the residual aura was captured."
"Following the clues, the Zhenfu Division found a person named Zuo Zonghe...it was he who brought two mysterious women to Beijing that day."
When he said this, his eyes showed doubts: "It is strange to say that after the Zhenfu Division reported the matter, the Holy One suddenly ordered that there is no need to investigate further."
Nan Yu's pupils shrank and asked: "So?"
The eldest prince saw his reaction clearly and said casually: "That's why I came here to ask my seventh brother, who is Zuo Zonghe?"
There was mockery and contempt in Nan Yu's eyes: "You really don't know?"
The eldest prince frowned: "Brother sent someone to secretly investigate and found that he is just a general in name in the Zhenfu Division without real power."
"Brother."
"Um?"
Nan Yu suddenly said: "Did you know? The only thing you are better than us is that you are the eldest son."
The eldest prince looked gloomy: "Old Qi, your words are a bit harsh."
The corners of Nan Yu's lips raised, his eyes showing contempt: "Do you think that as long as you step on me, you can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai?"
"..."
The eldest prince fell silent, because he really thought so.
As the eldest son, he was born with the right to inheritance, righteousness, and fame...
As long as he didn't make a huge mistake, even if Emperor Wu didn't want to appoint him as his heir, the courtiers would object, so he didn't even need to please Emperor Wu.
"You are wrong, you are so wrong."
Nan Yu sneered: "You don't know anything, you don't know anything, and until now... you are still dreaming of innocent spring and autumn dreams."
"you……"
The eldest prince was furious and subconsciously clenched his fists:
Nan Yu stared at him and said quietly: "Without me as a target, you will be their next enemy."
"Lao San, Lao Wu, Xiao Jiu, Xiao Thirteen... they are going to deal with you next, and you still don't know anything yet, hahaha..."
The eldest prince turned a deaf ear: "Even so, what can I do? It's not you, my brother, who will give them a clue."
"The handle? Haha..."
Nan Yu burst into tears with laughter: "You can even fabricate the truth, so why bother fabricating a few handles?"
"No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes. Even sages cannot avoid it, so what can you do? How capable are you?"
The eldest prince slapped the table and said: "Seventh, I came here because of my brother, but I have good intentions..."
Nan Yu shook his head: "Since eldest brother is eager for knowledge, let me tell you that Zuo Zonghe is a sword in the hands of the emperor. He belongs to... the inner guard, you can also call it the cabinet."