The siblings watched the New Year's Eve until eleven o'clock in the middle of the night before Binger hugged her Xueer and went back to her room to sleep.
Ouyang Shuo turned off the TV, hurried back to the room, and logged into the game. In the game, it was also New Year's Eve, but it was already eleven o'clock in the morning.
The fireworks and firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets and peach charms bought the day before yesterday have been distributed to every household by the Material Reserve Department. Looking around, every household has posted Spring Festival couplets, hung peach charms and lanterns. Although Shanhai Town is rudimentary, when it comes to the festive atmosphere, it is much richer than in reality.
Seeing that Ouyang Shuo was finally online, Qing'er, who was hanging a lantern in the backyard, said mischievously, "Brother is so lazy, this is a big Chinese New Year's day, and he still sleeps in."
When the player goes offline, in the eyes of the NPC, it means going back to the room to sleep. Ouyang Shuo was speechless about Qing'er's molesting. With a straight face on purpose, he said, "Hmph, so your elder brother, do you want any more New Year's presents?"
Hearing the gift, the little girl's eyes lit up immediately, she didn't care about the unhanging lantern, she ran to Ouyang Shuo, and said flatteringly: "Hehe, brother is busy with work, so it's okay to sleep a little longer every once in a while." Understood."
Ouyang Shuo shook his head helplessly, and without teasing her, he took out a jade pendant from his storage pouch and handed it to her, and said with a smile, "Here, this is a New Year's gift from this elder brother. Happy New Year!"
Qing'er took the jade pendant and narrowed her happy eyes. Let Siqin and Chess, the maids who had just been recruited into the lord's mansion, be envious.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Yingyou's maid, Siqin, and asked, "Where is Yingyou, do you know?"
Si Qin hurriedly knelt down to salute, and said respectfully: "Go back to your lord, the lady is distributing red envelopes in the front yard!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded, turned around and walked towards the front yard. Sure enough, he saw that the Finance Department was distributing red envelopes, and Yingyou stood aside to coordinate.
Seeing Ouyang Shuo, Yingyou came over to greet him, and said with a smile, "Brother got up a little late today."
Ouyang Shuo didn't care about her teasing, and asked, "How is the distribution of red envelopes going, is it going well?"
"Everything is going well. My little sister has arranged for people to deliver the reward money from the military to the barracks, and the two generals, Shi Lin, will be responsible for distributing it. The civilian officials are almost done."
"That's good." He took out another piece of jade pendant and handed it to her, and said with a smile: "Here, this is a New Year's gift that Big Brother prepared for you. Happy New Year!"
Yingyou took the jade pendant and said with a smile, "Thank you, brother, happy new year!"
"I still have to give gifts to Mr. Fan Tian, so I won't bother you." Ouyang Shuo left with a smile, turned and walked into the Administration Office.
After presenting the two sets of the Four Treasures of the Study that I bought yesterday to Fan Zhongyan and Tian Wenjing respectively, I chatted with the two gentlemen again, and before I knew it, it was already noon.
After lunch, Shanhai Town began to get busy for the New Year's Eve dinner. As the first New Year's Eve in Shanhai Town, this year's New Year's Eve dinner became even more warm under the planning of the material director Du Xiaolan.
The entire New Year's Eve dinner was designed as a traditional Chinese long street banquet. The head table was placed in the meeting hall of the Lord's Mansion, along the courtyard of the Lord's Mansion, to the square in front of the mansion, and then along the commercial street, all the way to the entrance of the town.
Official opening at six o'clock in the evening. On the head table in the meeting hall, Ouyang Shuo, Fan Zhongyan, Tian Wenjing, Shi Wansui, Cui Yingyou, Mu Qingsi, Lin Yi, and Su Ze were seated respectively.
There are two tables in the courtyard, where the director and the fire chief sit respectively. Thirty tables were set up on the square, where military soldiers and grassroots government officials were seated. Along the commercial street, a total of 108 tables were placed in a row of two tables, and all the townspeople took their seats one after another.
The wine was hot, the cups were mixed, and the banquet lasted until half past eight in the evening. The system is quite human this time, and it didn't send the Nian beast to make trouble during the New Year's Eve dinner.
Ouyang Shuo was thinking about the Nian Beast's celebration of spring, so he didn't really drink at the wine table, but boiled water instead. All the military personnel were also instructed by him not to drink at all.
In the previous life, there was that muddleheaded lord who got drunk on New Year's Eve. As a result, when the Nian beast came, he was naturally powerless to fight back.
"System announcement: On February 19th of the first year of Gaia, at 9:00 p.m., the Nian beast will descend on the wilderness. All lords, please prepare in advance!"
"System announcement: On February 19th of the first year of Gaia, at 9:00 p.m., the Nian beast will descend on the wilderness. All lords, please prepare in advance!"
"System announcement: On February 19th of the first year of Gaia, at 9:00 p.m., the Nian beast will descend on the wilderness. All lords, please prepare in advance!"
According to the usual practice, one or two Nian beasts will be assigned to a territory. The Nian Beast in the first year has an average level of 30, and every subsequent level will increase by 10 levels. Nian beasts only attack the main territory, and the subordinate territories are not within the attack range.
Therefore, as long as you take good precautions, you will generally not cause any damage to the territory, but you can get relatively generous rewards. After all, it was New Year's Eve, and the system didn't want to spoil the festive and peaceful atmosphere. Inventing such an activity is more of a way to add to the fun.
Hearing the system announcement, Ouyang Shuo motioned for Shi Wansui and Lin Yi to bring the soldiers back to the barracks to stand by. He turned around and went back to the room to take out the weapon, took out the black whirlwind from the stable, and went straight to the barracks.
Walking into the barracks, the soldiers are ready to go. Because this time is different from the previous battles, he felt that it was necessary to explain in advance, and said with a smile: "Everyone, don't be nervous. This time, when dealing with the incoming Nian Beast, we should focus on trapping the enemy, followed by hurting the enemy. Therefore , Everyone must protect yourselves, I don't want anyone to be injured in this battle."
"Obey!" All the soldiers shouted in unison.
"Let's go!" Ouyang Shuo turned his horse's head and rushed out of the barracks first.
Ouyang Shuo personally guarded the north gate, and Lin Yi led fifty cavalry to guard beside him. Shi Wansui led the newly formed infantry squadron to sit at the west gate, while Zhao Sihu and Li Mingliang led the remaining fifty cavalry to sit at the east gate. The Military Intelligence Department is responsible for the tripartite liaison. Everyone uses fireworks as a name, and once they find the Nian Beast, they will gather immediately.
At 9:10 p.m., there was still no sign of the Nian Beast, so Ouyang Shuo signaled everyone to stay calm.
Ten minutes later, two giant beasts came straight to the north gate. I saw that the beast was more than ten feet long, covered with fine dark green scales, and had a few golden hairs on its head, neck and tail. Its head has long tentacles, its eyes are like copper bells, its fangs are sharp, its eyes are fierce, and it is extremely ferocious.
The two Nian beasts, one big and one small, run like the wind, and scream "Nian~~" from time to time. The two Nian beasts should be a male and female pair, the larger one is the male beast, and the smaller one is the female beast.
While ordering Lin Yi to release the firework signal, Ouyang Shuo used investigative techniques to check the attributes of the Nian Beast.
[Name]: Nian Beast (Spirit Beast)
[Level]: Level 40
[Skills]: Blood Massacre (increase killing value by 80%), sprint (increase attack power by 60%)
[Battle power]: 80 points
[Evaluation]: The evil beast in ancient myths and legends. According to legend, in ancient times, every midnight at the end of the year, the Nian beast would attack the villages. All the villages occupied by the Nian beast were brutally massacred, and the horns on their heads were the weapons of massacre. After the slaughter is over, the Nian beast will eat everyone's heads.
It was a stroke of luck this time. Not only did I encounter two Nian beasts, but the level was also 10 levels above the average. Ouyang Shuo is now a little worried about whether the primary contract scroll will work.
Under Lin Yi's command, the cavalry quickly formed a circle and kept running clockwise, trapping the two Nian beasts in the middle. Before the arrival of the infantry squadron, it is not advisable to have a hand-to-hand encounter with Nian Beast.
Surrounded in the middle, the two Nian beasts seemed extremely restless, charging continuously, trying to break through the encirclement of the cavalry. It's a pity that the cavalry is no longer what it used to be. After several battles, all of them are proficient in bow and horse. As soon as the Nian beast moved, the encirclement moved accordingly, making the two beasts return in vain every time.
In order to increase the chance of taming, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to order the cavalry to use bows and arrows to fight back. As long as the eyes and other vital parts are not shot, try to eliminate the threat of the Nian beast.
After all, it was a fierce beast. Under the coercion, after a long time, the horses of the cavalry team couldn't bear it. They didn't run as fast as they started, and they were in danger several times. Fortunately, at this time, Shi Wansui from the west gate and Zhao Sihu from the east gate and others had successfully rushed to the north gate for reinforcements after receiving the signal.
There is no suspense in the next battle. The infantry squadron held back the front, and the cavalry squadron fired at the rear. In less than ten minutes, the two Nian beasts fell to the ground from exhaustion.
Ouyang Shuo signaled the army to stop attacking, walked quickly to the male beast, took out the primary contract scroll, and slowly unfolded it. The scroll turned into a burst of white light, enveloping him and Nian Beast. Immediately afterwards, a pleasant system prompt sounded.
"System prompt: Congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully subduing the Nian Beast. The Nian Beast will automatically become the Guardian Beast of Shanhai Town's territory and reward 500 reputation points!"
Under the action of the white light of the contract scroll, the male beast's injuries have healed. It nodded towards Ouyang Shuo, expressing its intimacy and tameness. Then he turned his head to look at the female beast lying on the other side, and looked at the owner imploringly.
Ouyang Shuo understood what it meant, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will heal it well."
Nian Beast is a very psychic monster, especially after signing the contract, it is even more connected. Naturally, he understood what Ouyang Shuo meant, and nodded happily.
Ouyang Shuo ordered Lin Yi to arrange a stretcher to carry the female animal to the hospital for treatment. The rest waited and withdrew their troops and returned to camp. On the way back, he took the opportunity to check how Nian Beast had changed after becoming a Guardian Beast.
[Name]: Nian Beast (Spirit Beast)
[Affiliation]: Shanhai Town Territory Guardian Beast
[Level]: Level 40
[Skills]: Blood Massacre (increase killing value by 80%), sprint (increase attack power by 60%)
[Battle power]: 80 points
[Characteristics]: Deterrence (increase the security of the territory by 20%), guard (increase the defense of the territory by 10%)
[Comment]: The evil beast in ancient myths and legends is said to be the offspring of the evil dragon and the ink unicorn, with a ferocious nature. As a guardian beast, it can stimulate the Qilin blood and evolve.
Ouyang Shuo nodded in satisfaction, as worthy of being a Guardian Beast, the two derived characteristics are very practical. More importantly, Nian Beast has a certain chance to evolve into a unicorn. It's just that this evolutionary condition was not mastered by the Pigman in the previous life. In this life, you can only figure it out on your own.