Chapter 279 Version Update
While the players were exhausting the mercenaries from Port Moses who were trying to use stalking tactics, Yang Qiu, who was in Innadri, was studying Toby Bennett's buttons.
This button, which carries all of Toby Bennett's despair, obsession, and resentment, is also the key to the nearly complete, independent mirror space that Toby Bennett created in despair.
The button covered with copper rust was held up by the translucent magician's hand, floating in the air and rotating slowly. Yang Qiu sat on the sofa, releasing more than a hundred strands of mental power as thin as hair to analyze the subtle spatial rules floating on the button.
The principle of being able to drag witnesses into the mirror space is that the person who turned the button into a seal does not know how to control his own power. The mirror space it created is not truly complete, and it does not know how to make the mirror space complete. It just instinctively and roughly merges the "door" that it cannot control precisely into the button.
Spatial ability is extremely dependent on talent. No matter how talented a person is, it is extremely difficult to get started. Even for a legendary spellcaster like Yang Qiu, the progress in analyzing the ownerless rule power on this button is very slow... The players have cleared out all the exorcist missions in Moses Port, and he has barely progressed to the point where he can "open and close the door" normally.
Feeling a subtle sense of emptiness coming from deep within his spirit, Yang Qiu temporarily stopped analyzing and used the magician's hand to seal the button into the copper box.
"...What a pity." After putting away the copper box, Yang Qiu sighed for the Nth time.
Space spellcasters are extremely rare, and if someone could discover Toby Bennett's spatial talent earlier, the fate of this disabled boy would be completely changed - even if it was after his death, if his pure spirit that had not yet fallen was discovered earlier.
However, there is no "if" in this world. By the time the players found it, it had already degenerated into an evil spirit with only a fragmented consciousness and killing instinct left.
After relaxing and meditating to make up for the loss during the analysis, Yang Qiu opened the space-time rift and returned to Earth to take a bath and have an authentic hometown meal.
Next, I check the logistics process of purchasing materials, make up the balance , sign for them, and place new orders...
As the weather gets warmer, the other world can no longer digest the super super cheap "construction site dumplings", so Yang Qiu has to temporarily stop this business - without a cold chain, the dumplings will melt into a lump before they leave the warehouse and are delivered to the destination.
The salesman at the meat processing plant was greatly relieved when he received the letter. If a few dumplings from that batch had leaked out and were sent for inspection by someone with ulterior motives... he couldn't even imagine the consequences.
Before the salesman could wipe off the cold sweat, he received another voice message from Yang Qiu, asking him to help find a cheap enough mixed grain noodles - the kind of hodgepodge dry noodles made from unsold inventory of potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, rotten tomatoes, radishes, spinach, and rice and noodles that are more than three years old (even those with worms are fine, as they can be sterilized at high temperature without worry).
"Brother, can we do some business in the world of the living?!" The voice message the salesman replied in was trembling.
"We are so familiar with each other, just help me!" Yang Qiu said confidently.
"This is not a question of whether to help or not, brother. It's about whether we can contact each other in the future and ask each other how many years you were sentenced and how many years I was sentenced—"
"Don't worry, these goods will never appear in the domestic market. There is no way to judge them!"
"This is really not possible—"
"Long-term order! Cash settlement!"
“…”
After securing the next round of rations for the prisoners' road construction team, Yang Qiu happily contacted the prison factory in Province G.
Players would "discover" fashions on their own, exchange them for hard currency like rock sugar and salt at the Chamber of Commerce canteen, and ask indigenous women from other worlds to help them change their fashions into clothes that could be worn by skeletons. This saved Yang Qiu a lot of trouble. He only had to regularly replenish the "newbie set" with the highest wear rate and a waist bag or backpack that was sufficiently wear-resistant.
This time, Yang Qiu not only wanted to replenish the waist bags and backpacks that could withstand the abuse of players, but also ordered a batch of anti-cut vests from the prison factory; Yang Qiu also planned to get a batch of some kind of ceramic plates with mysterious uses that could be inserted into the vests, and then sell them to the Odysseus family...
After finishing the order from the prison factory, Yang Qiu contacted the machinery factory in Province G to order more feed crushers... ahem, flour grinders, noodle machines, dough mixers, tofu machines, etc.
Although Innadeli also has its own metallurgical plant, due to the fact that the power plant has not been built and there is a lack of electrical equipment, Innadeli's own metallurgical plant can only do tasks such as cutting thin steel plates and processing iron furnace chimneys.
After the national team has built the electric tiger they have been dreaming of, Yang Qiu will build a few agricultural machinery production lines for this metallurgical plant - drawings of tractor engines and the like can be downloaded online, and the processing accuracy requirements for agricultural machinery are not high.
After spending a lot of money, Yang Qiu started to find buyers for the only commodity from the alien world that could be exported to Earth in exchange for "foreign exchange"... the wood stored in the desolate stronghold.
The first batch of thugs sent by the nobles of Kamor Town in the Principality of Shiga to hunt down the exiled people have been left by Yang Qiu to carry out construction in the desolate stronghold deep in the Tarantan Wasteland - building an exile town by themselves is already the limit for the players. If they are forced to build the desolate stronghold as well, the players will rebel.
Under the pressure of survival and the threat of zombie overseers, those thugs worked hard to build a small village-sized stronghold on the barren land. Later, they were sent by Yang Qiu to cut wood... Otherwise, Yang Qiu would not be patient to keep those people supported in vain unless he found something to do.
Thanks to the efforts of this group of miserable thugs and gold-farming players, the wood produced in the Desolate Stronghold is still considerable. Especially in the trading environment where there is a large demand for log furniture on Earth, Yang Qiu not only exchanged hundreds of kilometers of second-hand rails, but also paid for the purchase of civilian machinery from here, saving a lot of gold expenses...
While busy dealing in wood across industries, Yang Qiu suddenly received a call from a stranger.
Looking at the strange number on the phone, Yang Qiu raised his eyebrows.
The only people who knew his cell phone number were the salesmen with whom he did business and the expert group. In addition, Yang Qiu usually did not register his information online or register his cell phone number with this department or that department in real life, so he did not even receive fraudulent calls.
"Hello?"
"Hello." A male voice came from the phone, trying hard to control his excitement, "Please don't hang up, I want to discuss a business with you..."
The man who called laid the groundwork for a long time and carefully explained his purpose: he hoped to buy specimens from the owner of this mobile phone number, physical specimens of those strange creatures in the videos released by players of the "Alien World" "game".
After understanding the purpose of the visit, Yang Qiu couldn't help but laugh.
All the salesmen who had business dealings with him had been informed by the expert group, including the convenience store that first sold him the near-expiry food. They may have signed a confidentiality agreement. Even if they didn't know what this mysterious buyer did, they would not dare to disclose his relevant information at will.
In other words... the man who requested to purchase the specimen was either someone who had problems within the expert group and "leaked information", or someone who the expert group intentionally "let go" to test Yang Qiu - he and the people behind him were eager to obtain information about specimens of alien creatures.
Regardless of his origins, Yang Qiu had no intention of refusing the sugar-coated bullet thrown by this person.
He himself had conducted repeated experiments and found that, except for him who had been contaminated by the aura of an ancient god, no living organic matter could remain active after passing through the rift in time and space.
Seeds cannot germinate after passing through the time and space rift, and eggs cannot hatch after passing through the time and space rift. All bacteria and viruses will be completely killed.
Alien creatures transferred to Earth can only become specimens, complete specimens in which not even a single cell can remain active.
"Sure." Yang Qiu replied readily, "But I can't guarantee that I can get you the specimen you want. I can only give you what I have. Do you accept that?"
"Of course, of course!" The person on the other end of the phone began breathing heavily.
"As for the price—"
"I'm sure you'll be satisfied!"
As long as you pay enough, Yang Qiu is as easy to talk to as the salesmen he has dealings with.
"There is one more thing. The origins of these specimens cannot be made public. Do you understand?"
"Of course, of course. Please rest assured that these specimens will never appear in any public place!"
Yang Qiu hinted to the other party that the business could be done for a long time, and the other party immediately stated that it would be kept confidential.
Having said that, Yang Qiu could guess the background of the person on the other end of the phone even if he used his knees.
The two parties agreed on the transaction method and payment account. Yang Qiu hung up the phone and immediately sent an email to "Director Lu".
The person behind the email account "Director Lu" would definitely not admit that this happened, and he started playing Tai Chi with Yang Qiu.
"Too slick, you can tell at first glance that you're not a scientific researcher." Yang Qiu cursed with a smile and closed the page.
Obviously, the national team still refuses to give up on the idea of being able to personally step onto alien soil and explore the new world. Even if Yang Qiu tells them clearly that Earthlings cannot get there without relying on a "login helmet", the national team will definitely find a group of warriors who can write a suicide note immediately to explore the way.
In that case, Yang Qiu might as well get them a few Warcraft specimens that don't even have a living cell and let them torment each other.
Anyway, it's not like they're spending money in vain. After all, the specimens themselves have value as research materials for alien creatures.
The most important thing is that Yang Qiu really needs the funds from Earth... He only has so much gold on hand, and he also has places to spend money in the alien plane, so it is impossible to use it all for purchasing.
"It's also an additional source of income."
After finishing the main business, the next step... Yang Qiu was like a hardworking little bee, loading the materials stored in the warehouse in the suburbs of City A into the space props, and moving them to the other world one by one.
This job would not be done if he relied on his own space ring alone. Fortunately, he had not returned the space bracelet of Brother Lowell since he borrowed it. Lowell was an ascetic monk supported by the Prosperous Church. His space bracelet could hold more than his ring. It could empty half a standard warehouse at a time...
After moving the supplies, Yang Qiu took a shower and had a sleep before returning to the other world.
As usual, Yang Qiu meditated to make up for the mental energy loss that could not be restored by resting on Earth. Then he immersed himself in the matrix to check the anchor points... and the current status of the online players and awake NPCs.
There are only dozens of players left in Moses Port to solve the unsolved case. Most of the players have returned to Innadili. His elder sister Yang Ying has left behind her friends who are interested in and patient in solving puzzles, and is now leading a group of girls to clear the monster battlefield.
Zhao Zhenzhen dragged Rex to Westram and visited the experimental fields set up by the "undead agricultural experts" with Ji Tang and Tuttle.
The accounts of these agricultural experts were earned by the hard work of two old men who worked as part-time GMs in Exile Town. After they were finally able to "go online", they did not run around like those heartless players. Instead, they fenced off a piece of land outside Westham Town, collected local seeds, and were busy breeding and sowing.
It was the end of February in the other world, and seeds had begun to be sown in various places in Innadli. The agricultural knowledge broadcast on the radio station every night was developed by agricultural experts who regarded playing games as an entertainment activity after retirement, referring to the planting experience on Earth and then tailoring it to the needs of the other world.
“So dedicated.”
Yang Qiu nodded appreciatively, thought about it, and decided to expand the scope of "working hours in exchange for game accounts"... In addition to the two old uncles who were part-time GMs, it could be opened to other people who worked diligently as tools, such as Zhao Zhenzhen, Ji Tang, the undead engineers squatting on the construction site of the prisoners' road construction team, and ordinary players who competed for the position of mayor.
The "working hours" they have to put in are twice as long as the two old uncles who are more hardworking. After all, the job of online GM is really difficult... Keeping an eye on so many running Huskies anytime and anywhere is really tiring.
Yang Qiu pondered for a while about the chain reactions that this operation would cause, and rehearsed both the good and the bad as much as possible in his mind, and then he began to edit the announcement information.
Twenty minutes later, the official website of "Alien World" and online players and tool people all saw the long-awaited online update announcement:
"Online Patch Update 1.09"
"One: Kane Town has added players as candidates for the mayor election. When the territory reputation is calculated next month, the top three players can choose to serve as the mayor of Kane Town."
"Two: Players can exchange their time as mayor for game accounts. Players who have obtained the position of mayor can exchange their time spent in online government affairs for new accounts..."
"Three: Open functional NPC professions. The top 100 players in territory reputation can freely choose the main city map and apply for functional NPC professions from the town hall or city hall. Players who successfully apply for functional NPC professions can use their online service time to redeem a new account..."
