Xu Jingming opened his eyes and saw a simple room. There was a one-eyed man sleeping soundly on the bed inside.
"This is the house I rented!" Xu Jingming was shocked. At this moment, his body was shrouded in light and shadow. When any player goes online, there will be light and shadow. At this moment, the original residents cannot see the player.
Only after the light and shadow dissipate can the original residents see the player.
Three seconds after going online, the light and shadow dissipated. Xu Jingming turned his hand, holding a flying knife in his left hand, and placed it on the one-eyed man's neck.
"Bang." He slapped the one-eyed man.
The sleeping one-eyed man was woken up by a slap! He was also a little dazed.
What's going on? Where am I? Is it day or night?
The one-eyed man woke up and saw Xu Jingming in front of him and the cold flying knife in his neck!
"Hero, spare your life, just say whatever you want." The one-eyed man said immediately.
"Why are you at my home?" Xu Jingming said.
"I, I saw that no one has come in or out of this house for several days, so I came in to take a look." The one-eyed man said flatteringly, "I don't have anywhere to live, so I will sleep here temporarily at night. Please spare the little one."
"Did you take my money?" Xu Jingming stared at him...
"No, I didn't find it." The one-eyed man heard something in his heart. Is there any money hidden in this old house?
Only then did Xu Jingming put away the throwing knife: "Go away!"
The one-eyed man then sat up with a smile: "I'm out, I'm out." As he sat up, he suddenly waved his hand out from under the quilt, and a cold light passed over Xu Jingming. But when he waved it out, his eyes widened.
There was already a bloody hole in his throat! He didn't even see Xu Jingming make a move.
"A rogue dares to attack me." Xu Jingming shook his head. In his eyes, ordinary rogue's moves were indeed as slow as a snail's crawl. After killing the rogue, Xu Jingming inspected the rogue's body.
Get out of the house immediately.
It is night time now, and the waning moon hangs high in the night sky.
Xu Jingming walked to the small courtyard. There were piles of firewood in the small yard. The pile of wood was also quite heavy. Xu Jingming gently lifted it from below with one hand, which required thousands of kilograms of strength. At a glance, he saw a package pressed under the pile of wood.
"The money is still there." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.
"The rules of the Blood Rain World are also strict. Players can disappear offline and carry other items with them, except gold and silver." Xu Jingming lamented that the gold and silver in the Blood Rain World are extremely valuable.
Therefore, banknotes, gold and silver and other items cannot be taken offline.
If you want to go offline, you have to hide your banknotes and other items! If you are not careful, it is very possible for them to be stolen.
"For this little money, there is no need to turn on the 'smart hang-up' function." Xu Jingming said secretly.
Smart hang-up means that the physical body is still in the world of blood and rain, and is controlled by 'intelligence'! In terms of rationality and logic, intelligence is not inferior to players at all. But in terms of combat, intelligence is much weaker, and the routines are fixed! And at most, the strength of a third-rate master can be used
.
When encountering some special situations, such as being online for a long time but having things to deal with in real life, you need to 'smartly hang up'.
The smart AFK service is chargeable, with an annual fee of 100,000 Universe Coins.
Really expensive!
Xu Jingming returned to the house, circled the gangster's body, carried the body with one hand, and left under the cover of night. The place he rented was an ordinary old residence, and the surrounding security was very poor, so he threw the body directly a mile away.
Ruins, there are often corpses here, and the government also comes to clean them up.
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In the early morning, Xu Jingming was eating breakfast at a street shop.
There are many poor people who come and go who are quite greedy when they look at the steaming shops, but they are all rich people who are willing to eat in restaurants, teahouses, breakfast shops and other places! A big meat bun costs a knife coin, and they can buy one or two kilograms of rice. It's much more cost-effective to eat at home.
"Lanyue City is also a big city, but the people's livelihood is still so difficult, and the government and gangs are oppressing the common people." Xu Jingming secretly lamented that the current era of Blood Rain World is a period of decline of the empire and chaos in the world.
There is already order within the city, but outside the city is the real lawlessness, where bandits are rampant and human life is as cheap as grass.
"It's almost time, it's time to go to Fei's house." Xu Jingming lined up five knives and coins on the table, then stood up and left. A waiter immediately collected the knives and coins and began to clear the table.
After a while.
In front of the Fei family mansion, Xu Jingming arrived with a gun holster on his back, and was led by a servant: "Guard Jing, the lady has already told us to wait here. Guard Jing, please go to the front hall to rest first. The lady will come to see you later."
Xu Jingming nodded and then came to the front hall.
In the front hall, there was a tall man sitting there, leisurely enjoying a cup of tea. When he discovered that Xu Jingming had been introduced, the tall man immediately stood up happily, smiled and said enthusiastically: "I'm going to Luo Baichuan."
"Jingming." Xu Jingming also cupped his hands and said.
"Brother Jingming was also invited to serve as a guard?" Luo Baichuan said with a smile. He also noticed the gun holster Xu Jingming was carrying.
"Yes." Xu Jingming nodded.
Luo Baichuan said enthusiastically: "Brother Jingming, sit down quickly. We will work together from now on. I was in the Black Ax Gang before..." Luo Baichuan likes to make friends, so he pulled Xu Jingming and kept talking, almost making all his old friends Said it out.
Xu Jingming also briefly chatted with him, of course it was the kind where Luo Baichuan said ten sentences and he said one sentence.
After chatting for half an hour.
Finally, two women walked in, one looked like a girl, and the other was an unsmiling and stern woman.
"Hello Brother Luo, hello Brother Jing!" The girl walked in and saw Xu Jingming and Luo Baichuan with a bright smile, "Let me introduce to you, the person next to me is Senior Sister Qiu Tong of our Feijian Hall. .This time when I go to the imperial capital, I will be in trouble for three people!"
"We will naturally do our best." Luo Baichuan said immediately, and Xu Jingming and Qiu Tong also raised their hands.
"This trip to the imperial capital is a long, difficult and dangerous journey. Therefore, our Fei family is very cautious in choosing our guards. I specially invited three of them, and the other guards were chosen by my father." The girl Fei Xinlan sat down and said without any hesitation. hide.
Xu Jingming and the other three chatted with the eldest lady, and soon the housekeeper Zhang Bo came.
"Three of you." Butler Zhang Bo said, "You need to check your identity badges on the way to the Imperial Capital! Especially in the Imperial Capital, identity checks are strict. Are the three of you... all registered? If not, I will take you there now. With the government, first register your household registration and get your identity badge."
"I have registered." Qiu Tong said softly.
"I also registered half a year ago." Luo Baichuan said with a smile, "Without an identity card, I can't go to a bank to deposit money, so I have to register."
Xu Jingming stood up: "I didn't register."
"Guard Guard Jing, please come with me quickly." Butler Zhang Bo said, "I will take you there and you can register in the morning."
Xu Jingming nodded.
The identity badge is equivalent to the ID card on Blue Star! During the most stable period of imperial rule in the Blood Rain World, every citizen had to register and receive an identity badge. Without an identity badge, they could not go to other places.
Of course, management in various places is now loose, and in many places, the government's control is very weak. There are not many people outside the city who have registered, and even most civilians in the city have not registered their household registration.
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on the street.
Butler Zhang Bo, Xu Jingming and two servants were walking together.
"Jing Weiwei, I heard that during the previous battle with Elder Feng of the Huayue Gang, you blocked many of his moves?" Uncle Zhang asked with a smile.
"I'm still at a disadvantage." Xu Jingming said.
"It seems that you are close to the level of a first-class master." Zhang Bo smiled and said, "The master knows about you and has specially ordered to increase your employment fee to 100 taels per month."
Xu Jingming was very grateful: "Thank you, Master Fei, and thank you, Butler Zhang."
Although he has reached the first-class level now, when he fought against Elder Feng of the Huayue Gang, he was indeed inferior! Based on the record at that time, the Fei family raised the fee to such a high level... They are indeed a very conscientious owner.
Xu Jingming himself cannot say that I have reached the first-class level.
Because in the Blood Rain World, the 'first-class realm' is very vague! After all, the original residents do not have a panel and cannot see their actual combat bonuses! They can only determine the approximate level to which they belong based on actual combat.
If Xu Jingming wants to prove that he is a first-class master, he also needs to rely on actual combat to prove it!
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Because the Fei family's butler "Uncle Zhang" came forward, the government office was very fast and quickly registered Xu Jingming's household registration. The government also kept a booklet and carved a waist badge with precious "black jade".
Waist badges also have different materials. The common ones are made of wood or bamboo, some are made of stone, the best ones are made of metal, and the higher ones are made of some valuable items.
Black jade is a kind of jade. It is completely black and shiny. It is warm and moist when played with often.
On this waistband, Xu Jingming's appearance is drawn in just a few strokes. At least the approximate face shape and facial features can be determined.
It is also recorded that Xu Jingming’s hometown is ‘Shizipo Village, one hundred miles east of Lanyue City’.
The age is also recorded, and the date is recorded on the waistband.
"Identity badge." Xu Jingming held this black jade waistband and secretly sighed. The record was quite detailed. He could insert it into his belt and carry it with him.
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In the next few days, after receiving his first month's salary, Xu Jingming also went to the official bank to deposit money! A total of "one hundred and fifty taels" of silver were deposited. Because the minimum amount of official banknotes was also "five"
Twelve'! And there is a handling fee for depositing money!
There is no way, Xu Jingming can't carry more than ten kilograms of silver on his way to the imperial capital. It is much more convenient to deposit it in silver notes, and he is not afraid of robbery!
"After I go this time, I don't know when I will come back." Mr. Fei looked at his old house with mixed emotions.
Fei Xinlan was also very reluctant to give up.
She has grown up here since she was a child, and she is very affectionate to every plant and tree.
"Old Zhang, you will have to take care of this Fei family's old house from now on," Master Fei said.
"Yes, sir." There was an old man who answered the order, and there were some servants around him. The Fei family still kept some servants to maintain the entire old house for a long time. Of course, most of the other businesses had been sold out long ago.
"Let's go."
Master Fei and Fei Xinlan got into a relatively simple-looking carriage, and two maids also entered the carriage to wait on them.
"It's really a big deal. The horses of the guards are all very majestic and good-looking. They are all good horses." Xu Jingming rode a horse. This was his first time riding a horse in the Blood Rain world, but he had already tried it in other virtual worlds!
After all, in the past month or so, in addition to trying to escape from the dark abyss, I also experienced a lot of virtual worlds, but I only scratched the surface.
Riding horses, fighting in the army, competing in the ring... He tried a lot, and after reaching cellular level control, riding a horse was also very easy.
The cavalry quickly left the North City Gate.
"Lanyue City, we are leaving." Xu Jingming, Luo Baichuan, Qiu Tong and many other guards looked at them with reluctance. Many of them had left their hometowns, and once they went to the imperial capital, it would be difficult to return in this life.
But for the sake of their future, for a brighter future, they are all willing to go to the imperial capital.
"Lanyue City is the first city I came to in the Blood Rain World, and it is also my nominal hometown in the Blood Rain World." Xu Jingming also felt a little emotional.
"drive!"
Riding a horse and following the convoy, Xu Jingming stopped looking back and headed north.
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After exiting the North City Gate, the convoy moved along the official road.
The horses are handsome, and the carriage is also a luxury product made by top craftsmen. It looks simple on the outside, but in fact it is excellent in terms of cushioning. Sitting in the carriage, after being cushioned, the vibrations in the carriage are completely within the tolerance range. Fei Xinlan also opened the curtains
, looked outside curiously.
"I heard that there is chaos outside the city." Fei Xinlan whispered. For her age, she only walked around once outside the city gate and never went further.
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"There are government officials, Blood Rain Guards, and many families and gangs in the city. They all want stability in the city." Master Fei said with a smile, "But it is different outside the city. It is vast outside the city, and there are so many bandits and so many lives.
It's really as cheap as a piece of grass.
Fei Xinlan nodded slightly.
"So people outside the city want to settle in the city." Mr. Fei also looked out the window, "We have to rush to the imperial capital. The journey is long and it is not easy."
Fei Xinlan was very curious. Is it not easy?
As a young lady who has never been away for a long distance, she only feels that everything outside is so fresh.
We set off in the morning and stopped in an open area on the road at noon to eat the food we had brought.
"I drove more than two hundred miles in one morning and didn't encounter any bandits. Doesn't it mean that there are so many bandits in the city?" Fei Xinlan muttered while sitting on the grass, eating exquisite pastries.
Qiu Tong, who was sitting aside, said calmly: "Junior sister, the horses purchased by the Fei family are all top-quality horses. Such a team of horses... The bandits will know that they are not easy to mess with when they look at it from a distance! Because the weaker forces are
, I can’t bear to buy so many good horses, and I don’t dare to show off like this! Ordinary bandits don’t dare to come and die.”
"A good horse?" Fei Xinlan shook her head, "I heard that some famous horses in the world can travel thousands of miles. My horse is nothing."
"You said that one can travel thousands of miles a day. There is not even one in Lanyue City! One is worth ten thousand taels of silver." Qiu Tong said. Suddenly she saw a group of people emerging from the woods in the distance.
Come, Qiu Tong smiled, "Junior sister, didn't you say there are no bandits? The bandits are here!"
Xu Jingming, Luo Baichuan and other guards all looked into the distance.
"Bandit?" Mr. Fei was very calm. When he was working on his family business alone, he had already experienced great storms.
There were hundreds of people in the distance, holding bows and arrows and other items, led by a man in red who was dressed rather enchantingly.
The man in red opened his mouth and said, his voice resounding loudly throughout the surroundings: "What a fleet, these horses are all good horses. I wonder if the master of the cavalry team has pity on me? Give me a little silver, and hundreds of us brothers have already
I haven’t had a full stomach for several days.”
"I'll give you ten taels of silver, and get out of here quickly." Butler Zhang Bo shouted.
"Ten taels of silver?" The man in red laughed dumbly, "Are you kidding me, the master of the cavalry team? At least three hundred taels of silver! This is the minimum. This little money must be very important to the master of the cavalry team..."
"Guard Jing, Guard Luo, Guard Qiu, Guard Fan, Guard Yu, the five of you, kill them and drive them away." Butler Zhang Bo then ordered.
After Xu Jingming heard this, he immediately pulled out the two spears from his back and turned them around until they were stuck.
Luo Baichuan also took out two hand axes from behind.
Qiu Tong drew his sword instantly.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Among the guards, five figures rushed out at the same time, like five arrows heading straight towards the group of bandits.
"Masters of entering the stream." The man in red shrank his pupils when he saw this, and he could tell from the running speed that all of them were at the level of entering the stream.
"Fire the arrow." The man in red ordered.
Immediately, fifty bandits were shooting arrows at the same time! There were also other bandits holding throwing weapons. Being able to form a bandit gang of this size and still survive to this day must be quite powerful.
Under the arrows and throwing weapons, five figures rushed into the bandit gang. For a moment, the bandits fell like grass, and many bandits were thrown into the air, flying seven or eight meters high.
"What?" Looking at this scene, the man in red was shocked, "These five people are all at least second-rate masters."
As a bandit leader, he is a second-rate master. He believes that with the cooperation of his gang, he can threaten some third-rate masters. However, the "second-rate master" is much better than the third-rate master in terms of environmental control and actual combat.
"Sending five people randomly is so powerful?" The man in red shouted loudly, "Retreat!"
He turned into a stream of red light and escaped as quickly as possible! Hundreds of bandits fled in panic, scattering and running away.
The five guards also stopped and started to return.
"How about these five new recruits?" Mr. Fei looked at them from afar and laughed softly.
The silver-haired old man next to him looked at it and nodded slightly: "The other four can be considered second-rate masters, but Jingwei's marksmanship is quite extraordinary. His invisible spear intention envelopes all directions and makes the enemy tremble. He is suspected to have reached the first-rate level."
"First-class realm?" Mr. Fei's eyes lit up.
"I can feel that sense of oppression." The silver-haired old man nodded, "Master Fei hired a good helper this time."
Master Fei laughed and was in a very good mood.
The first-rate masters around him are all Blood Rain Guard masters sent by his son. The other guards are all second-rate masters, and now it seems that there is one more first-rate master.
First-rate masters are rare in the world of Blood Rain. If they are willing to join a gang, they are elders of the Huayue Gang and people like guest ministers. They can easily become rich and powerful! There are very few people who are willing to serve as bodyguards.
Generally, you have to be a wealthy family or a truly prominent figure to command some top-notch masters. For example, the eldest son of the Fei family.
"No matter what, with one more top-notch expert, this journey will be smoother," the silver-haired old man said.
Mr. Fei nodded slightly: "I feel more at ease now that Jing is guarding my daughter. Remember, my daughter Xinlan's safety comes first on this journey. I am an old man with one foot in the coffin.
My daughter’s safety is the top priority in everything.”
"Don't worry, sir." The silver-haired old man nodded, "I have already arranged for three masters to be by my side, but now I have an additional guard."
Mr. Fei nodded.
In fact, he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to follow his son's instructions and go to the imperial capital!
After all, the journey was long, and even if the guards were very strong, he was still worried about something going wrong along the way. He was an old guy, and he would die if he died, but his daughter was still young.
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After defeating the bandits, the Fei family's motorcade quickly set off on its journey again, heading north towards the imperial capital.