Even during the public beta period, when game companies use invitation codes to control the number of players, Novice Village is still overcrowded.
Some are desperately doing tasks to upgrade, and some are wandering around to enjoy the scenery.
As the most fringe scenic spot in Xinshou Village, the tea shed was naturally overcrowded. When Dugu Zhuo and the others came to the tea shed, a note was stuffed in by Xiao Er, asking them to wait in line. There were still more than a hundred people waiting in front of them.
Dugu Zhuo: "..."
He was lined up behind more than a hundred people, listening to the chatter of the players who had already lined up—
"Ah bah! I thought it was just a humble name when I said it was a rough tea, but I didn't expect this tea to be really bitter!"
"Don't mention it, I heard that the food in the holographic online game can imitate the taste of the royal banquet, especially the taste is adjusted to the highest value of 120%, the result... I almost didn't suffer to death!"
"This broken tea sells for 10 taels of silver, boss, is this a black shop?"
"For a black shop, maybe there is a hidden plot?"
In the era of keyboards, players can click on npcs to get dialog boxes, but in holographic online games they cannot point and point at npcs. Once the wrong location is clicked, the npc will either start the battle mode like the eminent monks of the altar temple and kill the player with one move; or be like the boss in front of him—
"Guest officer, this shop only sells tea and does not provide special services. If you flirt with a man from a good family, you will have to pay extra."
As soon as the boss finished speaking, the player who poked the npc madly probably heard the system prompt, and shouted loudly: "You bad old man, if you touch you, I will deduct 100 taels of silver, and the account balance becomes negative, isn't it too much?" pit?"
He was so angry that he wanted to hit the owner of the tea shed, but his companions couldn't stop him, so he could only remind him: "It costs 100 taels of silver if you touch it, and you will definitely be punished for hitting an npc."
"I'll see what the punishment is." The player raised his fist.
The expected punishment didn't happen, the owner of the tea shed held his head and begged for mercy, while the shop waiter dropped his work and shouted to report to the officer.
The surrounding players are not without disgust, but they also want to see that bullying npc will be punished, so they stand by and watch.
Dugu Zhuo wasn't a nosy person at all, but he saw that the waiter in the shop couldn't call the police for a long time, and he glanced at the money box of the tea shed owner's money box in boredom, and suddenly thought of something.
"Lend me the fan." Dugu Zhuo said to Long@艾天.
He casually picked up the paper fan of 龙@肖天, jumped forward, stepped on the heads of the players in line to the tea shed, tapped the paper fan on the acupoints of the beating player, and the player couldn't move.
"Thank you, young man!" The owner of the tea shed raised his head and thanked Dugu Zhuo repeatedly.
Dugu Zhuo carefully observed the appearance of the owner of the tea shed, and sighed slightly.
The low-level npcs in the game only have a few different looks. Put on different clothes, hairstyles and skin colors, and it is a new character. The appearance of the tea shed owner was almost the same as that of the middle-aged man I saw in front of the free clinic just now, only the clothes and hairstyle were different.
It seems that this boss is not the one he met at the foot of Canglan Mountain. Games are games after all.
"What are you meddling with?" The player who was imprisoned by Dugu Zhuo with his real energy said angrily. His companion also stood behind him, glaring at Dugu Zhuo.
Seeing this situation, Qingyue and Aotian were not to be outdone, and moved behind Duguzhuo to support the Great God.
It's not how loyal they are, but left and right are just games, why don't they show their loyalty
When the two sides were on the verge of breaking out, the waiter finally arrived with the police, and the owner of the tea shed quickly pointed at the troublemaker and said, "My lord, he is the one who smashed the little old man's tea shed and beat me!"
The policeman glanced at several players and waved his hand: "Take away the troublemakers, and take away those who teamed up with him for interrogation."
"Huh? We didn't do anything, why should we be taken away?" the troublemaker's companion shouted.
The policemen didn't care about this, they trapped a few players with chains and said, "Don't you know what continuous sitting is?"
Several players were also level 10 players, but when they were caught by the arrester, they lost all strength and were taken away without any resistance.
Seeing their end, the rest of the onlookers finally confirmed that this game is against bloody violence. You can bully players, but you must not bully npcs.
Several people were taken away, and their seats were vacated, and the seats should have been given to the people in line. Unexpectedly, after cleaning the table, the owner of the tea shed made a gesture of "please" to Dugu Zhuo and the others, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, please take a seat."
"Hey! According to the regulations, it's our turn, right?" the players in line behind said displeased.
"The guest officer who pays is in accordance with the regulations. This is the benefactor of the little old man. The guests I invited do not need to pay. I will treat this tea." The owner of the tea shed said "I am the boss and I am the biggest".
The players in line didn't have a temper. Why didn't they help when the boss was beaten just now
Dugu Zhuo sat on the main seat of the broken tea shed, recalling everything that happened just now.
The policemen didn't come early or late, but they arrived after he subdued the troublemaker, as if he was squatting beside him and waiting for someone to make a move before rushing out.
And when the police took away the troublemakers, he received a system reminder that he got another 1 point of justice for punishing evil and promoting good.
However, the method he used to subdue the troublemaker to restrain the other party's actions did not appear to prompt the production of jade slips.
He hadn't received a prompt when he just set up the "Misty Formation" before, and he couldn't make jade slips until the black cat was bitten to death by a monster. One of the conditions for self-created skills is that a player must die because of the skills.
While thinking about it, the owner of the tea shed brought a pot of clear tea and some exquisite refreshments.
Other players served their tea in stoneware bowls, but theirs were small porcelain cups.
"It smells so good!" Qingyue sniffed the tea, showing a satisfied expression.
"Well, this is delicious! It's sweet but not greasy, and you won't worry about getting fat after eating it!" Aotian gnawed on the tea with bright eyes.
Surrounding players: "..."
I regret it, why didn't I act righteously
Dugu Zhuo took a sip of the tea cup, it was much better than the bowl of tea he drank at the foot of Canglan Mountain.
He looked into the distance and saw the fog outside the town. Qingyue told him that they had tried to get out of the fog, but they would only go back to the original place. It must be that the level or conditions were not enough, so they couldn't leave the map of Xinshou Village.
"What's on the other side of the fog?" Dugu Zhuo asked.
"This little old man doesn't know either," said the owner of the tea shed. "The little old man has lived in this small town for generations, and no one has walked out of this fog."
It seems that it is not so easy to find out the secrets of the world.
Dugu Zhuo is not in a hurry, he is only level 9 now, his injuries have not recovered, and Ye Zhou's soul has no clue, just take his time.
Cultivation has no time, and Dugu Zhuo has cultivated for hundreds of years before he has the skills he has today. He is very patient.
He asked the boss a few more questions, and the owner of the tea shed didn't know anything. At this time, the time has gradually come to the hour of Xu, which is what Aotian said at 7:30 in the evening, the sun is setting, and the sun is gradually setting.
The owner of the tea shed suddenly said: "It's late at night, and the small shop has to close the stalls. Don't worry, the guest officers who are numbered. The small shop opens at the hour of the day every day. Tomorrow, the guest officers who have a number can sort according to today's number."
"Why do you have to close the booth after dark? What kind of rule is this?" Some players who had been waiting in line for a long time were a little dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to hurt the npc anymore. Besides, the tea shed didn't seem to have any useful clues, it was just drinking tea to tease the npc.
Dugu Zhuo and the others also got up and left, but were stopped by the boss.
"Wait a minute young man, talk here." The boss whispered.
The three of Dugu Zhuo came to the tea room, and the boss took out 100 taels of silver from the money box and handed it to Dugu Zhuo: "Young man, the night is dangerous, please be sure to log off or find an inn before 2:00."
"Are you kidding, why don't you upgrade at night and stay in a hotel instead? Nightlife doesn't start until 8 o'clock, so there's no reason not to play games." Aotian retorted.
"Young man can choose the inn that provides the spirit-gathering array, and meditate cross-legged in the spirit-gathering array, even if he hangs up, he can get upgrade experience." The boss replied.
"However, that kind of inn is hard to find. Only Youpeng Inn in the town offers Juling Array, and the rooms are limited. Fortunately, the little old man and the owner of the inn are relatives. I will write a greeting card for you, and they will definitely give you three rooms. .”
As the boss spoke, he took out three envelopes and handed them to Dugu Zhuo and the others: "The sun is about to set, young man as soon as possible!"
The tone is a little hasty.
Now Aotian also heard some questions: "Is this old man going to tell us that there is danger at night?"
Dugu Zhuo held 100 taels of silver and said, "According to your guess, the game can be exchanged for spirit stones after the currency exchange is open, so why are there two currencies? What are the taels of silver used for?"
"It's used by life players for eating and playing..." Qingyue guessed.
"That's not necessarily the case." Dugu Zhuo said.
The three of them followed the direction pointed by the boss, and arrived at Youpeng Inn five minutes later. After handing over the greeting card, they got three rooms.
A room needs 100 taels of silver, and the thank you money given by the boss is only enough for Dugu Zhuo to live alone. Fortunately, Qingyue and Aotian had done a lot of tasks during the day, they pooled their money together, emptied their homes, and managed to come up with 180 taels of silver, which was only enough to pay for one room.
"You are still short of 20 taels of silver. Send someone to work with me in the backyard to pay off the debt. It is 10 taels of silver an hour." The innkeeper said.
Aotian had no choice but to follow the boss to wash the dishes and feed the horses, while Dugu Zhuo came to his room.
There are spiritual stones embedded on the walls of the upper room, and the place where the spiritual energy gathers is the bed in the guest room. It is true that one can practice only by lying on the bed.
Dugu Zhuo checked the aura in the spirit stone, and it was enough to maintain the formation for 6 hours, and it would expire at seven or eight o'clock in the morning tomorrow.
Ao Tian, who was chopping horse grass in the backyard, muttered while working: "It's a broken game. It is said that it is a part-time job to pay off debts. Isn't part-time work just deducting a little energy? It really takes two hours to work? Why should I spend a lot of money to stay in this broken inn? .”
In the process of complaining, it was 8 o'clock in the evening.
The sky completely darkened, the moon slowly climbed up the branches, Long@艾天 suddenly received a paper crane voice transmission from a friend: "Hahahaha! I can move now, you don't know how powerful I am, I am the strongest willow demon! "
Aotian, who was feeding the horse, was taken aback, and listened to his friend's paper crane sound transmission again.
At this time, Qingyue also rushed to the backyard and said: "Just now Xiaowen sent me a message, she said that the monsters below level 20 can transform at night, and now the monsters, ghosts and demons are roaming around in the streets."
Xiaowen is Qingyue's friend who has never met since she chose the Mozu.
"No way, the current Terran players..." Aotian looked at the wall in the backyard, "Go up and have a look?"
The two climbed up the wall and saw that the street outside was full of people. A group of human players knocked on the door everywhere, crying, "Help, there are ghosts everywhere, open the door and let me in!"
The door opened, and a thick arm stretched out, slapping the human player to death.
During the daytime, the npcs in the towns have changed from kind residents to monsters and goblins. The monsters, ghosts, and demons who are difficult to upgrade during the daytime can now accept tasks in the game.
As for the Human Race and Spirit Race players, if they were lucky, they stayed in the altar temple, inn and other houses before 8 o'clock. If they were unlucky, they would either be killed by NPCs, or they would go offline and play tomorrow.
The system also sends announcements in due course—
[Good evening, welcome to the world where demons dance wildly.]
Qingyue and Aotian: "..."
Can you still play like this