After leaving the underground casino, Xiao Lou found a public phone booth nearby, took out the business card in his pocket and called Mo Xuemin, "Old Mo, I am the challenger who just came to you at the train station to consult the Intelligence Bureau.
We want to find a hotel to settle down temporarily. Do you have any recommendations for affordable hotels?" He added, "Can we transfer the consulting fee to you?"
Mo Xuemin's enthusiastic voice came to his ears, "Okay, how many days do you plan to stay?"
Xiao Lou said, "Let's stay here for a week first, and then we can find a way to rent a house later."
Mo Xuemin thought for a while and said, "Then you take a taxi to Qingtang District. This is a suburb of Moon City. The hotel prices are cheap. I recommend the New World Resort Hotel. The environment is good. The price of a deluxe double room for one night is only
For ten thousand and five gold coins, I will live here. Don’t worry, the security here is strict and it’s quite safe.”
Ten thousand five gold coins is only 150 RMB, which is indeed cheap enough.
Xiao Lou smiled and said, "Thank you, Old Mo."
Mo Xuemin said, "You can come to me if you have any questions after you arrive. I'm planning to go back."
Xiao Lou said, "Okay, which room do you want to stay in? I will pay you the consultation fee when the time comes."
Lao Mo said, "I live in 507, see you later."
After hanging up the phone, Shao Qingge wondered, "Why did Professor Xiao want to consult this person?"
Xiao Lou said, "I met a senior at the train station who makes money by selling daily news. He is very sincere. I will ask him first to prevent everyone from accidentally ending up in a black shop again."
Ye Qi said warily, "Is it possible that the person I met at the train station was a liar?" He used to take the train, and every time after getting off the train, some uncles and aunts would pull him and ask, "Do you want to stay here?" He was scared and always felt that he would be cheated.
cheat.
Xiao Lou said, "If you are a liar, you will know if you ask a few locals." He glanced at the nearby fruit shop, walked over and bought some fruits, and when paying, he casually asked the fruit seller, "Beauty, what are you doing?"
Do you know how to get to Qingtang District?”
While packing the fruit, the clerk said with a smile, "Sir, are you a foreigner? Qingtang District is to the east of Moon City. You are in the west of the city now. If you take a taxi and take the expressway, you can get there in about an hour."
Xiao Lou said, "Are there a lot of foreigners over there?"
The clerk said, "Yes, in the entire Moon City, the eastern suburbs have the cheapest housing prices."
Xiao Lou thanked her and came out carrying the fruit.
Shao Qingge suggested; "You guys haven't eaten yet, so you should eat something casually before looking for a place to stay."
Xiao Lou was indeed a little hungry. They found a fast food restaurant on the roadside and each ordered a set meal. During the meal, they also asked the clerk about Qingtang District. They all said that it was a suburb with many people from other places. Obviously, Lao
There is nothing wrong with the information Mo gave.
Since a taxi can only seat four people, the five of them had to grab two cars and go to Qingtang District together. Xiao Lou, Yu Hanjiang and Mr. Shao took one, followed closely by Ye Qi and Liu Qiao.
The taxi driver was a talkative person. Hearing that everyone was going to Qingtang District, he chatted a lot with Xiao Lou about the situation in Qingtang District. He also recommended Qingtang Pedestrian Street, saying that there were many cheap barbecues there, and we chatted for several more times.
A must-visit attraction and shopping mall for foreigners.
Xiao Lou suddenly had the illusion that he met an enthusiastic driver when traveling to a strange city. He smiled and said, "Thank you, master. Please take us to the New World Resort Hotel."
The taxi stopped near the hotel. Seeing that Ye Qi and Liu Qiao had not gotten out of the car, Shao Qingge leaned into Xiao Lou's ear and whispered, "Does Professor Xiao plan to take in this Liu Qiao?"
"Well, she lost all her gold coins in Plum Blossom 4. Let's take her with her for a while." Xiao Lou paused, turned to look at Mr. Shao, and said, "If she wants to join our team, will Mr. Shao accept her?"
Shao Qingge shrugged, "As long as she doesn't hold you back, I have no problem with adding a girl."
Xiao Loudao said, "It shouldn't be a hindrance. Liu Qiao is smart and cautious, and she already has three S cards in her hand. One Twin can copy anyone, one Little Red Riding Hood, and the 4 of Plum Blossoms drew another Poison Queen. Her strength is
Pretty strong.”
Shao Qingge was a little surprised when he heard this: "Isn't it true that all the fairy cards she drew are fairy tale cards?"
Xiao Lou said, "Maybe she has a connection with fairy tale cards. The ones I drew are all historical figures, and Captain Yu drew a hand of weapons."
Shao Qingge touched his nose and said with emotion, "So, I seem to be the worst player in the team. Ye Qi still has a few instrument control cards, but I didn't draw any useful cards."
Yu Hanjiang interjected lightly, "It's enough that you can make money."
Shao Qingge ""
Okay, then he is responsible for making money and winning.
At this time, the taxis of Ye Qi and Liu Qiao, who were following behind, also arrived. The two got out of the car and walked to Xiao Lou. Xiao Lou smiled and said, "Everyone is here, let's go to the hotel to check in first."
The New World Hotel is more than 20 stories high. There are two big trees at the entrance of the hotel. The tall tree crowns are connected to the left and right, intertwined with each other, forming a beautiful natural green shade. After entering the lobby through the long corridor, Xiao Lou couldn't help but stare.
Bright.
The hall with a floor height of more than 6 meters looks extremely spacious and grand. Many green vines hang from the ceiling, and small white and blue flowers are hung on the vines. The whole hall is like a romantic wedding scene.
The lights in the house are wrapped in leaves, and soft light shines through the gaps between the leaves, adding a sense of warmth to the place.
There are no sofas in the lobby rest area, only wooden chairs. You can smell the most natural aroma of grass and trees in your nose. This smell is much fresher than the inferior perfume of many hotels.
The hotel clock points to 23 o'clock.
Xiao Lou led everyone to the front desk and said, "Do you have any more rooms? Please give us three double rooms."
The receptionist was a young girl with exquisite makeup. She smiled slightly when she heard this and said, "Sir, there are still rooms. Please show your ID card."
A trace of doubt flashed in Xiaolou's eyes. But then, he reacted and took out his card bag. Sure enough, after entering the Moon City, he had a brand new card in his card bag.
.
ID card
Name Xiao Lou
Height 180
Weight 65kg
ID card number 89657741
There is no birthday on the ID card, but height and weight are actually written on it. This is probably a feature of the card world. Xiao Lou handed over the card. The girl smiled and said, "How many people are there? How many days will we stay?"
Xiao Lou said, "Five people, stay here for seven days."
The girl said, "Every guest who checks in should give me their ID card for verification. This is a rule."
Hearing this, others followed Xiao Lou's example and found their identity cards from the card bag and handed them to her.
The girl took five ID cards and operated them on the computer, and then gave them three room cards and said, "Three double rooms for seven days. The room numbers are 311, 312, and 313. The total price is 315,000 gold coins. How do I pay?"
Shao Qingge asked from the side, "Do I have to pay in cash?"
The receptionist said, "Sir, you can also swipe your ID card directly."
Shao Qingge didn't have much cash on him, so he was relieved when he heard this. "Then just swipe your ID card. I should have money in my card."
"Okay." The receptionist entered the amount on the os machine, and a mechanical voice sounded in her ears, "Please verify your fingerprint." Shao Qingge put his index finger on it, and the mechanical voice said, "Verification passed, 315,000 gold coins will be deducted."
Sure enough, all the money he earned in other secret rooms was automatically bound to his identity card.
The receptionist handed them three room cards and ID cards, and said with a smile, "It's done. There is free mineral water in the room. Your rooms are on the third floor. Please keep your ID cards and room cards."
The five of them got their cards back and turned around to go up to the third floor.
The third floor is a circular corridor, each corridor has ten rooms. In the middle of the hotel is a hollow structure, with a big tree growing all the way to the roof. There are also some beautiful small lights hanging on the branches of the big tree.
The scene is extremely dreamy.
It’s hard to imagine that the house price in such a beautiful place is only 150 yuan a day.
Liu Qiao said softly, "Mr. Shao, the room fees for these few days will be paid back to you when I have money." Several people were willing to take her penniless with her. Liu Qiao was very grateful, but of course he was embarrassed to take advantage.
Shao Qingge smiled and said, "You don't have to pay it back, just treat it as a treat. We have a lot of money, and we will get more when we sell the bracelets. This little money is nothing." He has always been generous with money, and Liu Qiao has to stay alone.
He was embarrassed to ask for it.
Xiao Lou asked Liu Qiao, "Which room do you live in?"
Liu Qiao said, "Whatever."
Xiao Lou glanced at the three rooms side by side and said, "Girls can live in room 312 in the middle. It's safer."
At this moment, footsteps were heard from the corridor, and a couple walked over hand in hand.
Yu Hanjiang suddenly said, "Everyone, please go to 311. I have something to discuss with you."
Xiao Lou took out the key card and quickly opened the door and entered the house.
The room was quite large and spotlessly clean. There were two neat wooden beds covered with white bedding, and the wooden floor was paved under the feet.
Next to the floor-to-ceiling windows are two wicker chairs and a light-colored wooden coffee table that looks like a tree stump. All the buildings in the City of Moon have this "little fresh" style.
There is an LCD TV in the room and a desktop computer on the table, connected with a broadband network cable.
If these conditions were placed in the real world, it would be a B&B with very good reviews.
The five of them were very satisfied with the environment of the hotel and each found a place to sit down.
Yu Hanjiang then whispered, "Mr. Shao, Xiaoye, have you heard of the World Weekly?"
Shao Qingge and Ye Qi looked at each other with confused expressions. "World Weekly"
Yu Hanjiang explained, “When we first got off the plane, we were picked up by a challenger guild and met with their president. The other party revealed that challengers must not only continue to pass through the levels after entering the main city, but also must participate in World Week every weekend.
often."
Ye Qi was stunned and quickly realized, "Is it the same as the weekly tasks in the game? It is mandatory to participate here."
Yu Hanjiang nodded solemnly, "It is said that all challengers will be forcibly sucked into Zhou Chang's secret room world, and Zhou Chang's secret room is random and may be randomly generated among hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs. Weekly tasks and
The 54 cards on the card wall are not directly related and are independent secret rooms. It is said that many challengers disappeared over the weekend and never came back."
Hearing this, Shao Qingge couldn't help but frown slightly. "If a large number of challengers participate in Zhou Chang, if it is a spades secret room, it will definitely be very brutal. Thinking about the cannibalism between the challengers is terrifying."
Yu Hanjiang said, "That's why I want to discuss with you how to deal with it. If we don't collect clues as soon as possible and recruit powerful teammates, it's very likely that we won't have time to go to the subsequent card secret room, and we won't even be able to get through this weekend's weekly routine."
Shao Qingge looked at Xiao Lou in confusion, "What's going on with the Grand Guild? The guild that is looking for you wants to invite you to join?"
Xiao Loudao: "Yes, Yuanfang Association, their management announced to the world that Team Yu and I broke the record of the Secret Room of Hearts, and they sent people to pick us up at the airport to get us to join the association. But at that time we didn't find you and me.
Ye Qi, secondly, we don’t know this guild well enough, so we didn’t dare to agree rashly.”
Ye Qi agreed, "Yes, once you join such a big guild, your interests will be bound. Their enemies will become our enemies. It's the same as the big guilds in the game. It's actually quite complicated."
Shao Qingge frowned and said, "I personally prefer freedom. The big guild is huge and has many rules and regulations, and there may be intrigues within it. Xiaoye is right. Is there any hostile force in this guild? We
It’s better not to join rashly until you’ve investigated clearly. Once you join, you’ll offend a bunch of people if you want to quit.”
Xiao Lou said, "Yes, we are not in a hurry to make a decision. Let's wait until this weekend's weekly routine is over."
Ye Qi asked curiously, "Besides the Yuanfang Association, are there any other challenger organizations?"
Xiao Lou said, "There is also a large guild called Eternal Kingdom. They only want to clear the weekly level and do not challenge the subsequent secret rooms. They want to settle in the card world. The other one is Luoying Pavilion, which only accepts female players. Currently, they only know their boss.
It’s amazing. I don’t know about the others, there should be some smaller teams.”
Ye Qi said, "If you think of this world as a game, what Professor Xiao said about the distance, Eternal Kingdom and Luoying Pavilion are all large player guilds. The other small groups should be groups of relatives and friends of more than a dozen people, right?"
Xiao Lou nodded, "That's understandable."
Ye Qidao said, "My personal opinion is that we should set up a small team ourselves. With fewer people, it is easier to manage and unite. The big guilds are too complicated. I have been tricked by big guilds many times when I played games."
Xiao Lou smiled and said, "Gui Yuanzhang, the president of the Yuanfang Association, is a famous calligrapher. I heard that he is very good and he probably won't deliberately trick us. However, Xiaoye's concerns are also reasonable. The inside of the Grand Guild is very complicated.
If we have any conflicts with the members of the guild in the future, or encounter hostile forces from the guild, it will actually be quite difficult to handle."
Yu Hanjiang nodded, "It's better to be free. We can make our own decisions about anything. However, I want to confirm everyone's thoughts again." He glanced at Liu Qiao, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi, and asked, "You three, I
You and Professor Xiao have already agreed to go back. Do you want to stay and live here in Moon City, or do you have to return to the real world?"
Liu Qiao was the first to say, "I must go back."
Yu Hanjiang looked at her "reason"
Liu Qiao's eyes were extremely firm, "My sister is also here. If both of us sisters were killed in that car accident, what should my parents do? My parents are ordinary workers. They have worked so hard to train us to go to college.
I can't leave them alone for many years." Liu Qiao took a deep breath and said, "Not only do I want to go back by myself, but if I can find my sister, I also want to take her back with me."
Yu Hanjiang nodded and looked at Ye Qi.
Ye Qi scratched the back of his head and said with some embarrassment, "I want to go back too. In fact, in the real world, I participated in a singing competition and entered the finals. My dream is to become a singer who can hold concerts across the country.
Although I am still far away from that step, I have learned vocal music and various musical instruments since I was a child. My parents spent a lot of money to let me learn musical instruments, so I can't just give up."
Liu Qiao was startled and suddenly asked, "Are you the same Ye Qi who participated in the Chinese Singers and entered the final round? That Ye Qi seems to be proficient in piano, guitar, flute and other musical instruments. No wonder I always think you look familiar."
Ye Qike was proud to be recognized by others. He turned to look at her excitedly, "Have you seen this show?"
Liu Qiao nodded and said, "I watched a few episodes during the holiday. You sang well in the ten-sixth episode and scored in the top three. If you continue, you might win a prize. I remember that after that game, your Weibo fans
It’s already gone up to hundreds of thousands, so it’s very popular.”
Ye Qi's face turned red now and he said seriously, "I was actually very confident about winning the award, but unfortunately I had a car accident on the way to the recording studio."
Yu Hanjiang never watches variety shows, Xiao Lou seldom watches them, and Shao Qingge is too busy making money to watch them.
None of the three of them expected that Ye Qi was actually a minor celebrity with hundreds of thousands of fans.
Did you enter the final round of the singer competition? Shao Qingge looked him up and down with a smile and said, "It seems that you have the potential to be a star. Being able to reach the final round of singing means that your singing skills are not bad and you are pretty good-looking."
Ye Qi's eyes lit up after being praised, and he scratched his head in embarrassment, "Hey, that's why I have to go back. Maybe in the future, I will become a singer and I can really hold a concert tour."
Shao Qingge said: "Save a ticket for me when the time comes and I will go and support you."
Ye Qi nodded vigorously, "That's for sure."
Xiao Lou found that Shao Qingge had been chatting with Ye Qi, so he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Mr. Shao, do you also insist on going back?"
I don't know if it was an illusion, but after hearing this question, a flash of sharpness suddenly flashed in Shao Qingge's eyes. He put away his smile and said lightly, "Of course, I don't want to die in an unknown way."
Xiao Lou was startled, "What happened to you? Isn't it an accident?"
Shao Qingge said coldly, "I was hit by a car. It was an intersection and I was waiting for the red light. Suddenly a large truck turned left at the intersection, rushed from the side and drove in the opposite direction and hit me. I couldn't avoid it at the time.
, was hit and killed. The day before the accident, I had a conflict with two partners. I decided to fire them and take back their real power. A shareholders' meeting will be held in a few days to discuss this matter."
Shao Qingge paused and turned to look at Yu Hanjiang, "Captain Yu, you are a police officer, do you think this is a coincidence?"
Yu Hanjiang frowned, "If the brakes of a large truck fail, the vehicle body will hit the roadbed when turning left at the intersection, instead of hitting you in the opposite direction. When turning left into the opposite lane, the driver will have to turn the steering wheel at least one more time. It sounds like
It's more like intentional murder." He paused and said, "Of course, this theoretical speculation cannot be used as evidence, and it must be confirmed through trace identification at the scene."
Shao Qingge said coldly, "I'm more inclined to think this is a murder."
His words instantly silenced the room.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Shao, who is always smiling, is actually in the vortex of crisis in the real world. He is very rich, but sometimes people do crazy things for money and power. His speculation is not groundless, then
The two partners might have changed their mentality, and after Mr. Shao decided to kick them out, they became murderous towards Shao Qingge.
Shao Qingge narrowed his eyes and said, "Whether it's an accident or a murder, I must go back and find out. I can't let those two grandsons embezzle the company I worked so hard to create. In fact, when I first met you in Plum Blossom 2, I said
I lied about the location of my accident, which is in the eastern suburbs of Jiangzhou City. Captain Yu is the criminal police captain of Jiangzhou City. I wonder if you are willing to help me with this."
Yu Hanjiang did not hesitate, "Of course, this is within the scope of my responsibilities. If I can go back, I will help you investigate."
Shao Qingge nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely go back."
Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and winked at Xiao Lou.
Xiao Lou understood his idea tacitly, smiled and took out the contract and said, "Since we all have the same goal, we have been together for such a long time, and we understand and trust each other enough, I have a suggestion. How about I upgrade the contract first?"
, you all sign in with me, so that even if we are temporarily separated, we will be transported to the same world every time we enter the secret room."
Yu Hanjiang nodded, "Yes, Zhou Chang will generate many identical copies. If we don't sign the contract, this weekend's Zhou Chang will probably be broken up again."
Shao Qingge and Ye Qi had already agreed to form a team with Xiao Lou, so they naturally had no objections.
Only Liu Qiao remains
Xiao Lou looked at Liu Qiao and said warmly, "Xiao Liu, why don't you sign here temporarily? If you are acting alone now, Zhou Chang is likely to be sent to a random secret room and separated from us. You want to clear the large weekly dungeon by yourself."
It’s very troublesome. As for your sister, we can look for her slowly. If you want to leave the team after finding her, you can terminate the contract with us at any time."
After Liu Qiao considered it carefully, he nodded seriously.
Although she has known these people for less than a week, she worked with them in Liuxi Village last time. She believes that her vision is not wrong. Professor Xiao, Captain Yu, Mr. Shao and Ye Qi are all very principled people. Instead of acting alone
, follow these people, the possibility of passing the level will be greater.
Xiao Lou took out the contract, and he needed to pay 40,000 gold coins to upgrade from the basic level to the intermediate level, and 170,000 gold coins to upgrade to the advanced level. When they first saw this condition in Plum Blossom 2, everyone thought it was very expensive, but now Mr. Shao has hundreds of dollars in his account.
Ten thousand gold coins, this little money is nothing at all.
Xiao Lou said, "I remember that the advanced level is limited to 8 to 15 people. We don't have enough people. Let's upgrade to the intermediate level first."
He opened the contract and pressed the upgrade button.
After a soft light effect, the contract turned into sparkling silver. Congratulations to Xiao Lou for obtaining the intermediate contract.
Opening the book page, the terms above have not changed, only the signature page has been added.
The limited number of people has also been increased from 2 to 5 people.
Xiao Lou picked up the quill pen that came with the book and handed it to Mr. Shao with a smile, "Sign it."
Shao Qingge and Ye Qi quickly canceled the contract and signed it to Xiao Lou instead.
Liu Qiao also simply signed his name on the last page.
She had a strange premonition.
The people in this contract may really be able to create a miracle and become the first team to step out of the card world.