Hearing Zhou Zheng's question, the paper man's tone was full of sighs.
"We must have become ghosts. As for why we can move, we have to start from two days ago. I was completely dead, hey, I don't know how I can move..."
There are no secrets in the paper men's stories, or they themselves don't know the secrets.
Zhou Zheng listened and watched his exploration speed.
As the paper man tells the story, the degree of exploration gradually increases, and the rewards also change.
[Exploration degree: 10%]
[Reward: 90,000 experience, experience potion*1]
After reaching 10%, no matter what the old man says, the exploration degree will not increase.
Zhou Zheng knew that the story-listening session was over.
The remaining 90% needs to be explored elsewhere.
"Stop, now I'm not interested in your stories. What treasures do you have here?"
"I still have a few white candles at home, do you want them? But as for the lanterns, you have to steal them from someone else."
Zhou Zheng:……
Who is brave enough to rummage through a box and get a few white candles?
"What I want is a baby! Do you understand, baby? A valuable thing!"
The paper man wants to cry but has no tears. How can he be a ghost and still be robbed?
"What can a small family like us find? If you really want good things, you should go to the city lord's mansion to find them."
"Where is the City Lord's Mansion?"
…………
After coming out of the paper man's house.
Zhou Zheng held a lantern and followed the guidance to the city lord's mansion.
Although it is said to be the city lord's mansion, it is not much more luxurious than other houses.
At most, the door is a bit wider and there are two more stone lions at the door.
This made Zhou Zheng doubt whether he could find the treasure here.
He stood on the back of the stone lion and looked around the mansion for a few times.
Like other places, the City Lord's Mansion was also dark.
Zhou Zheng approached the door and gently knocked on the door knocker.
The knocking sound carried far through the darkness.
Then, when no one pushes the door, the door opens automatically.
After Zhou Zheng checked the lantern in his hand, he walked into the dark mansion.
After he walked in.
The door behind him closed with a creak.
Through the dim light, Zhou Zheng saw something that seemed to be shaking in front of him.
He walked slowly over, and the light in his hand illuminated the center of the yard.
In the center of the courtyard, a stage was set up, and the stage was filled with tables, chairs and benches.
On the stage, an empty costume was twisting and turning.
It's like the costume comes alive.
Watching the costumes dancing continuously, Zhou Zheng seemed to hear the sound of "beep babbling".
It looks terrible.
But Zhou Zheng was not panicked at all, and even wanted to laugh a little.
Because as he walked into the city lord's mansion, his exploration speed jumped again.
As long as there is a reward, Zhou Zheng is still afraid of ghosts?
He wished he could have more!
"It seems that we have come to the right place in the City Lord's Mansion. There are indeed secrets in it. If I can find out all the secrets, maybe the mission rewards can be improved to a higher level."
City Lord:......
It seemed that I heard him mumbling to himself.
Zhou Zheng suddenly entered a lucid dream.
The scene in the dream was still this small town, but the sky was clear.
"What's going on here?"
In this lucid dream, he could still feel his body.
Therefore, Zhou Zheng did not panic, but carefully observed the city lord's mansion.
At this time, he saw a demonic dragon with black energy flying from a distance, and fell heavily to the ground.
The huge body of the dragon destroyed the entire town.
As the city was destroyed, Zhou Zheng's vision also became illusory.
Later, a big man was about to die and chose this small town full of people who died in vain as his burial place.
The mountains and rivers were changed, and this place became a forbidden area and was completely sealed off.
The small town was built as a burial city, and the ghosts who died in vain became residents.
Everyone fell into a deep sleep.
later……
As time passed, game systems came.
It seems that they feel that such a good place is suitable for leveling.
So after a slight modification, Zhou Zheng became the first player here.
Start robbing houses for rewards.
"good!"
At this time, it seemed that the opera was over, and a cheer sounded.
Awakened Zhou Zheng from his dream.
He looked around and saw that the city lord's mansion was still gloomy at this time.
But under the stage, a paper man appeared, sitting at the front.
On the table next to him, there are also melon and fruit teacups.
Zhou Zheng stared at the back of the paper man for a while.
Then I threw an appraisal skill up there.
【Lord of Burial City】
【npc(yellow name)】
It's an NPC and should be able to communicate.
Zhou Zheng sat down next to the city lord.
Through the light in his hand, he saw a pale and stiff paper face, and suddenly felt creepy.
In order to divert his attention, Zhou Zheng quickly looked at his task.
He saw the exploration rate rising steadily, and all the fear in his heart disappeared, and he was even a little happy.
After the lucid dream just now, the exploration level has jumped to 30%.
The rewards have also become 190,000 experience points, experience potion*10, and Five Elements Simple Guide to Suppressing the Demonic Dragon*1.
Mission strategy?
Zhou Zheng took a second look and became even more excited.
This is indeed one of the prerequisite tasks for the main storyline of Magic City!
Seemingly frightened by the smile on Zhou Zheng's face, the city lord said:
"Can you...can you stop smiling so crazily?"
Zhou Zheng calmed down the smile on his face.
"Lord City Lord, may I ask what secrets are hidden in this city?"
"What secrets can a small, run-down city have? I have just told you everything that needs to be said, just to send you away as soon as possible."
"So... I wonder if the city lord here has any good treasures?"
"I'm just being buried with others, what good treasures can I find at home?"
The paper-man city lord was cracking melon seeds, drinking tea, and chatting with Zhou Zheng.
Live like a living person.
He also poured Zhou Zheng a cup of herbal tea.
【Yin tea】
[Quality: white]
[Ghosts drink it to stay healthy, people drink it and have diarrhea]
Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup on the table and put it down silently.
The things on this table are not for people to eat at all.
He looked at the city lord a few times.
The city lord was dressed quite simply, but there were two pieces of jade hanging on his body.
One piece was scraped on the waist, and the other piece was held in the mouth by the city lord.
As the other party eats melon seeds and tea, it is exposed from time to time.
Zhou Zheng felt that these two pieces of jade were good things at first sight.
"How about you give me the piece of jade in your mouth? I don't want the piece on your waist."
"Do you... know what this is?"
Zhou Zheng nodded silently.
The city lord who looked at it was stunned for a while, and then he said after being silent for a while:
"The geese are plucking their feathers."
In Zhou Zheng's opinion, plucking Yan Guo's hair is a compliment to a player.
What's more, he is far from achieving this level.
At least he hasn't kicked the can or opened the box yet.
"Because of the token you are carrying, we, the awakened residents, will be so polite to you. In this case, are you sure you still want this piece of jade?"
Zhou Zheng said calmly: "OK."
"I can give it, but I can't give it for free."
Zhou Zheng asked: "What should we do?"
The city lord spit out the jade in his mouth, wiped the water stains on it with his sleeve, and placed it on the table.
"I am also a city lord after all, and I still have some strength under my command. Whether you can take it away depends on your strength, but you seem to be only level 20 now, right? Are you really not afraid of death?"
Just as the city lord was speaking, a mission appeared in front of Zhou Zheng.
[The Lord of Burial City has issued a mission to you: Martial Arts Competition]
[Reward: Jade Chan]
[Warning: Mission difficulty level 40]
[Yes/No accept this task]
"yes."
"Very good, you have courage. I originally just wanted to send a nurse to compete with you, but 'that person' has instructions, and it must reach level 40. You have to take it."
The city lord's paper mannequin had an amused smile on his face.
Then a group of paper soldiers came out of the darkness.
Although they are paper figures, they wear normal armor and the weapons on their hands are extremely sharp.
There were ten soldiers in the group, and Zhou Zheng threw an identification technique at one of them.
【City Lord Guard】
【Level:30】
【Attributes:???】
[Skill: Formation of Yin Soldiers,???]
Among them, the guard captain shouted: "Form up!"
Ten paper figures formed a formation and surrounded Zhou Zheng, and streams of yin energy were poured into their bodies, further increasing their momentum.
Seeing this, Zhou Zheng took action first.
The sword in his hand stabbed the captain who gave the order.
Just when he was about to be stabbed, the two soldiers beside the captain overlapped with the captain.
Let it change from a thin layer of paper to a three-layer thick paper.
The defense has been greatly improved.
However, with a little force on his hand, Zhou Zheng was able to poke through the three-layered paper man.
"How can this be?"
Both the guards on the stage and the city lord below the stage exclaimed.
Zhou Zheng is obviously only a level 20 player, but he can easily pierce the paper man's body.
Although they are paper figures, it does not mean that their defenses are made of paper.
What's more, they didn't have any carelessness. Facing Zhou Zheng's attack, they were the three of them.
The three layers of paper figures stacked on top of each other quickly retreated.
At the same time, he screamed: "The enemy is extremely powerful, change your formation!"
As the paper man captain shouted, all the paper men present flew up lightly.
Give full play to the weight of your own paper man.
For a moment, ten paper figures were milling around, making Zhou Zheng dizzy.
He held the long sword in his hand and hacked for a while.
Although his swordsmanship was sparse and ordinary, the paper people discovered that Zhou Zheng was not only extremely powerful, but also fast.
Often two or three cuts can knock down a paper man.
The city lord in the audience was so anxious that he quickly shouted:
"Why are you running? Just rush up and kill him. Can a level 20 guy still be omnipotent?"
After hearing the words of the city lord, the paper people looked at each other.
Then they stuck together and formed a super large paper man guard, which rushed towards Zhou Zheng.
7 long knives were chopped off and fell into pieces on the sacred armor.
But Zhou Zheng did not retreat but advanced, slashing at the paper man with the long sword in his hand.
I took this opportunity to kill all the paper figures in one move.
[Mission: Martial Arts Competition (Completed)]
[Reward: Jade Chan]
【Jade Chan】
[Quality: Green]
[Special Item - Use 1: Put it in your mouth while sleeping to increase 10 experience points every hour.
Use 2: Used as a mission prop when leaving, increasing exploration by 10%]
After completing the task, the jade cicada on the table was transferred to Zhou Zheng's hands by the system.
He was beaming when he saw it.
This second use is really good!
Zhou Zheng wanted to get another piece of jade.
The city lord saw Zhou Zheng's eyes becoming more and more frightened, and quickly backed away while covering the jade on his waist.
"Don't go too far!"
Zhou Zheng shook the jade cicada in his hand.
"Isn't this thing matching? There are nine pieces in total. I don't want the lower part, but the upper part is fine, right?"
"No more, just this piece, hurry up and get out. If you don't get out, I will call the whole city to hunt you down!"
Seeing the stingy look of the city lord, Zhou Zheng sighed, and then asked:
"Is there anything good anywhere else?"
Hearing Zhou Zheng's words, the city lord's paper face almost burst into tears.
"I am already the city lord and am not so poor. How can others be better off?
But in this city, the person with the highest status should be the big shot who was buried, right?
It is said that there is an orange item there."
Zhou Zheng nodded, seeing that the city lord couldn't squeeze out any profit.
Even the exploration level stopped at 30%, and Zhou Zheng set off for the martial arts field.
But before leaving, in the eyes of the city lord who was about to cry without tears, he also took away all the fruits and tea on the table.