Halfway up the mountain is not far from the foot of the mountain, only about ten minutes. There was a group of people surrounding the foot of the mountain. When they saw Roland coming down, they all had joking smiles on their faces. There was also an old man who actually gestured to an aunt about the length and shape of something, which then caused everyone around to burst into laughter. Voice.
Roland felt his cheeks were a little hot, but he still forced himself to walk past the group of people. Even after walking more than ten meters away, he could still feel dozens of people staring at him behind him.
My first experience with this game was really unfriendly.
If this kind of thing happened in reality, Roland would probably have to go out to work, but this is just a game... It was embarrassing, but when he thought that these were NPCs, he felt a lot calmer.
However, those people's reactions were really in line with common sense. This game is exactly as advertised. Every intelligent NPC is no different from a real person.
Roland walked on the street and looked at the busy people around him. Some were in a hurry, some were selling goods, and of course there were also people carrying large and small bags as coolies.
The people here seem to be civilians, both men and women, wearing linen shirts and dark skin. Of course, occasionally there will be a young woman with ordinary clothes and lighter skin walking on the street.
In comparison, Roland is the strangest one on the street.
Although he is also wearing a gray-brown novice linen cloth, his skin is tender and fairer than all the women. At first glance, he looks like the type who has never endured hardship.
Therefore, he has been watched and greeted by others along the way.
Enduring the strange looks from others, Roland finally reached the Bluestone Bridge. When he was looking down at the town from the mountainside, he had memorized the general topography and streets of the town, so he didn't need to ask anyone for directions.
The stone bridge is very wide and straight. Walking on the bridge, you can see the phosphorescent lake on the left and right, and the slightly humid lake breeze caressing your ears, making your whole body seem to be swaying with the wind.
Roland couldn't help but lie on the railing of the bridge, watching the wind ripple and the crystal blue lake surface. When he was halfway up the mountain, he could take in the entire lake, but now he was on the bridge in the center of the lake, and at a glance, the lake seemed to have no end in sight.
On the fishing boat in the distance, the fishermen were singing obscene chants as they pulled a net of white fish onto their boat.
From behind the bridge, three children carrying baskets came up. They looked about seven or eight years old, two boys and one girl. They had green and yellow noses and wore linen clothes full of patches. They jumped to Roland's house. behind.
When they saw Roland, they pointed at him and laughed.
At this time, the effect of the 'Language Understanding' magic has not yet passed, and Roland can understand what they are saying.
"Mom said this brother's buttocks are naked all day long."
"Grandpa said he was ignorant and maybe there was something wrong with his head."
"Dad said he deliberately wanted to seduce women. What is seducing women?"
Roland turned around and looked helplessly at the three brats.
Wow…
Seeing him turn around, the three little guys seemed to be frightened, and ran to the other side of the bridge with the baskets on the ground, making faces at him from a distance, extremely proud of themselves.
The mood of admiring the beautiful scenery was ruined by the three naughty children. Roland clapped his hands and continued on his way. The three little guys in front ran further and further away, and disappeared after a while.
Occasionally, donkey carts passed by on the bridge. Roland wanted to take a ride, but after thinking about it, he gave up. After all, the things carried in those donkey carts were too disgusting to look at. They were either dung buckets or all kinds of weird and strange things. .
After crossing the bridge, we left the town and stepped onto a loess road. Even wearing linen shoes, Roland could still feel the unevenness of the ground, which stung his feet. It stands to reason that he is used to walking on asphalt roads or cement roads in big cities. He shouldn't be able to walk too far on such a loess road without getting tired.
But the strange thing is that he has been walking for nearly an hour, but he doesn't feel that it is very hard.
Maybe it has something to do with the characters in the game. Roland thought of this possibility.
As we get farther and farther away from Hongtu Town, the surroundings become quieter and quieter. There are woods on both sides of the loess road. When we first left the town, we could still see donkey carts passing by from time to time. But now, there are only strong mountain winds blowing through the woods from time to time, making strange sounds and unknown birds. The cry rang in the empty woods, adding a bit of loneliness.
After climbing a mountain col, there were maple trees on both sides of the road. But here, except for the sound of wind, there was no other sound at all, not even the chirping of insects. Roland remembered that Falcon once said that this area is where giant spiders breed.
Giant spider, how huge is it? Roland was a little curious and wanted to see something, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it and go to the big cities first to see if there were any other players. Moreover, the transportation in big cities was relatively developed, the intelligence sources were sufficient, and the work should be better. try to find. It will be much more convenient to hang out there for a while and earn some money for travel expenses. Then it will be much more convenient to go to other cities. Later, if you contact your best friend, you can go there directly without so much trouble.
It was almost noon, and the sun was a bit hot. Roland walked to the roadside and sat down under the shade of a tree, planning to rest for a while.
Not long after I sat down, I seemed to hear the cry of a child, which was vague and not real.
There was no one on both ends of the road at this time, and the whole area was eerily quiet. Roland looked around and saw that besides trees, there were only colorful weeds.
He smiled softly, thinking that being alone in an open and quiet environment would lead to weird hallucinations and auditory hallucinations. This must be how many ghost stories come from.
With his back against the trees, Roland fanned the wind with his hands and listened to the rustling sound of the leaves blown by the strong wind. It was so peaceful and pleasant. But the next second, he suddenly jumped up and rushed directly into the woods.
Because just now he heard another frightened scream. Although it was still vague, it was somewhat familiar. Then he remembered that an hour ago, three little guys made fun of him, and the voice of one of the little guys He remembered it better because she was a girl and her voice was high-pitched.
And these three little guys were walking in front of him.
Giant spider, kid, no way.
He rushed into the woods, and soon the screams in the distance became clear. After entering the Maple Village Forest, he discovered that the forest was very dark and there was not enough light. There were rotten leaves on the ground, exuding a strange stench, and there seemed to be white roots at the roots of some trees. Mesh.
At this time, children's screams were heard one after another, not far ahead.
Roland sped up his running pace, one foot deeper and one foot shallower, bypassing dozens of strange maple trees that were at least two meters in diameter. What appeared in front of him was a scene that chilled him.
Three children were climbing on the tall branches, and under the roots of the tree, there was a huge spider that was constantly hitting the tree. With each impact, the tree would tremble for a brief moment, and the children above would scream in terror.
How big is this spider? The height is at least one and a half meters, including the standing distance between the left and right limbs, and the body width is at least two meters.
Let me go... Roland is an ordinary person in reality after all. Seeing such an exaggerated monster all of a sudden, his calves couldn't help but feel a little weak.